Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated

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John Wiley, 1860 - 250 halaman
 

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Halaman 124 - And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne ; and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone ; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Halaman 122 - Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?" Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am.
Halaman 122 - Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee, (his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men...
Halaman 137 - Now, is the constant syllable ticking from the clock of time, Now, is the watchword of the wise, Now, is on the banner of the prudent. Cherish thy to-day and prize it well, or ever it be...
Halaman 108 - Scratch the green rind of a sapling, or wantonly twist it in the soil, The scarred and crooked oak will tell of thee for centuries to come...
Halaman 103 - Love : — what a volume in a word, an ocean in a tear, A seventh heaven in a glance, a whirlwind in a sigh, The lightning in a touch, a millennium in a moment...
Halaman 122 - Israel: because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab, your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you : "Therefore, thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Jonadab the son of Rechab, shall not want a man to stand before me forever
Halaman 53 - Being earth-born, as of clay, and not of moulded wax, Judge not the hand that smiteth, as if thou wert visited in wrath ; Reproach thyself, for He is Justice : repent thee, for He is Mercy. Cease, fond caviller at wisdom, to be satisfied that every thing is wrong. Be sure there is good necessity, even for the flourishing of evil.
Halaman 79 - Need to humor no caprice, need to bear with no infirmity ; Thy sin, thy slander, or neglect, chilleth not, quencheth not, its love ; Unalterably speaketh it the truth, warped not by error nor interest ; For a good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and forever.
Halaman 248 - And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple : and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin : and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

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