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Populaire passages
Pagina 45 - Her hand seeketh employment ; her foot delighteth not in gadding abroad. " She is clothed with neatness, she is fed with temperance ; humility and meekness are as a crown of glory circling her head.
Pagina 90 - He hath endued thee with reason, to maintain thy dominion : he hath fitted thee with language, to improve by society ; and exalted thy mind with the powers of meditation, to contemplate and adore his inimitable perfections. And in the laws he hath ordained as the rule of thy life, so kindly hath he suited thy duty to thy nature, that obedience to his precepts is happiness to thyself.
Pagina 64 - He considereth the superfluities of his table as belonging to the poor of his neighbourhood ; and he defraudeth them not. The benevolence of his mind is not checked by his fortune ; he rejoiceth therefore in riches, and his joy is blameless.
Pagina 7 - SINCE the days that are past are gone for ever, and those that are to come may not come to thee , it behoveth thee, O man ! to employ the present time, without regretting the loss of that which is past, or too much depending on that which is to come.
Pagina 11 - But the heart of the envious man is gall and bitterness ; his tongue spitteth venom ; the success of his neighbour breaketh his rest. He sitteth in his cell repining ; and the good that happeneth to another, is to him an evil. Hatred and malice feed upon his heart, and there is no rest in him.
Pagina 65 - Let the poor man comfort himself, yea, rejoice ; for he hath many reasons. He sitteth down to his morsel in peace, his table is not crowded with flatterers and devourers. He is not embarrassed with...
Pagina 56 - Be grateful then to thy father, for he gave thee life ; and to thy mother, for she sustained thee. Hear the words of his mouth, for they are spoken for thy good ; give ear to his admonition, for it proceedeth from love. He hath watched for thy welfare, he hath toiled for thy ease ; do honour therefore to his age, and let not his grey hairs be treated with irreverence.
Pagina xxiv - Wheresoever the sun doth shine, wheresoever the wind doth blow, wheresoever there is an ear to hear, and a mind to conceive; there let the precepts of life be made known, let the maxims of truth be honoured and obeyed.
Pagina 77 - O son of society ! examine thy heart, call remembrance to thy aid ; and if in any of these things thou findest thou hast transgressed, take sorrow and shame to thyself, and make speedy reparation to the utmost of thy power. CHARITY. HAPPY is the man who hath sown in his breast the seeds of benevolence ; the produce thereof shall be charity and love.
Pagina 89 - God is gracious and beneficent; He hath created the world in mercy and love. His goodness is conspicuous in all His works; He is the fountain of excellence, the centre of perfection. The creatures of His hand declare His goodness, and all their enjoyments speak His praise; He clotheth them with beauty, He supporteth them with food, He preserveth them with pleasure from generation to generation.