I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet ; or, on the contrary, we may, by rashness, ungoverned passion,... The Constitution of Man - Página 308de George Combe - 1841 - 436 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...which our natural good consists ; or by this means God gives us the possession and enjoyment of them. I know not that we have any one kind or degree of...quiet : or, on the contrary, we may, by rashness, angoverned passion, willfulness, or even negligence, make ourselves as miserable as ever we please.... | |
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