 | English literature - 1804 - 286 pages
...occasion. But I submit to the stroke of Heaven ; I hold the volume of Confucius in my hand, and as I read, grow humble, and patient, and wise. We should...which reflects every object, without being sullied bj' any. The wheel of fortune turns incessantly round, and who can say within himself, I shall to-day... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...occasion. But I submit to the stroke of heaven, I hold the volume of Confucius in my hand, and as I read, grow humble, and patient, and wise. We should...oppression ; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirrour, which reflects every object without being sullied by any. The wheel of fortune turns incessantly... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...sorrow, says he, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirrour, which reflects every object without being sullied by any. The wheel of fortune turns ince-santly round ; round; and who can say within himself I shall today be uppermost ? We should hold... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1820 - 508 pages
...occasion. But I submit to the stroke of heaven, I hold the volume of Confucius in my hand, and as I read, grow humble, and patient, and wise. We should...any. The wheel of fortune turns incessantly round ; aud who can say within himself, I shall to-day be uppermost? We should hold the immutable mean that... | |
 | 1827 - 492 pages
...own opinion, and extol us for those qualities in which we wish to excel. Hume. We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression ; the heart of a...reflects every object without being sullied by any. . Confucius. Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people ; yet... | |
 | Medicine - 1827 - 554 pages
...Miss Edgeworth founded her interesting little story of " The White Pigeon." We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression ; the heart of a...reflects every object without being sullied by any. — Confucius. People had much rather be thought to look ill than old : because it is possible to recover... | |
 | Medicine - 1828 - 646 pages
...Miss Edgeworth founded her interesting little story of " The White Pigeon." We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression ; the heart of a...which reflects every object without being sullied by auy. — Confucius, People had much rather be thought to look ill than old : because it is possible... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...Received upon his forehead, or his breast, After a glorious victory. Maasinger. cm. We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a...reflects every object without being sullied by any. —Confucius. CIV. There are but three ways for a man to revenge himself of the censure of the world;... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 pages
...upon hls forehead, or his breast, After a glorious victory. Massinger. CIII. We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a...reflects every object without being sullied by any. —Confucius. CIV. There are but three ways for a man to revenge himself of the censure of the world;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...occasion. But I submit to the stroke of Heaven : I hold the volume of Confucius in my hand, and, as I ס itsoppresion. The heart of a wise man should resemble aj mirror, which reflects every object without... | |
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We should feel sorrow, says he, but not sink under its oppression ; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any. 
