 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 páginas
...of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do; we are always complaining our days are few, and acting... | |
 | 1831 - 418 páginas
...to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that pur days are few, and acting as though there would be It was a memorable practice of Vespasian,... | |
 | 1833 - 270 páginas
...to do with. Our lives are cither spent in doing nothing at all. or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them. THE PRODIGAL SON. No words... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 420 páginas
...make up an estate, then to arrive at honors, then to retire." " Our lives, (says Seneca,) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that wa ought to do. FALLING INFLECTION. The general principle suggested... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 páginas
...make up an estate, then to arrive at honors, then to retire." " Our lives, (says Seneca,) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we oilght to do." Falling Inflection. So instinctively does bold... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 páginas
...mysterious source he bent in humble, though blind adoration. 609. Our lives, says Seneca, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. 610. It was necessary for the world that arts should... | |
 | 1836 - 932 páginas
...time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, arc spent the eyes of posterity. For this reason they often represen purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 páginas
...time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 páginas
...make up an estate, then to arrive at honors, then to retire." " Our lives, (says Seneca,) are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do." Falling Inflection. So instinctively does bold and... | |
 | J. G. F - 1839 - 430 páginas
...know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do; we are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end of them.—Seneca. How little reliance... | |
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WE all of us complain of the Shortness of Time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our Lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do:... 
