 If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow-men,...  The Wisconsin Farmer - Page 1151863Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 844 pages
...will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to the dust. But if we work upon immortal minds — if we imbue them with high principles, with the just fear .of God, and of their fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something... | |
 | James Everett - 1859 - 392 pages
...progressive stages, may labour for immortality; stating, that, " if we work upon marble, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust...work upon immortal minds, — if we imbue them with high principles — with the just fear of God and love of their fellow men — we engrave upon these... | |
 | William King Tweedie - 1860 - 530 pages
...npon brass, lime win efface it; If we rear temples, they will erumble into dust; but if we work npon immortal minds,— If we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men, we engrave upon those tablets something that will hrighten all eternity."— DANIEL... | |
 | 1860 - 324 pages
...Father's home." LOU. IF we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it ; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust: but if we work upon our immortal minds ; if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men,... | |
 | Jacob Lowres - 1862 - 192 pages
...following EXAMPLE 26. If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon our immortal minds, if we endue them with right principles, with the just fear of God and of our fellow-men,... | |
 | 1862 - 392 pages
...sentiment : " If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if wo rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon our immortal minds — if we embue them with principles, with the just fear of God and of our fellow-men,... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1872 - 464 pages
...statesmen and orators, " If we work upon marble it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will eft'ace it ; -if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust...minds — if we imbue them with principles, with the fear of God and love of our fellow men — we engrave ou these tablets something which will brighten... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1863 - 254 pages
...Seneca. DANIEL WEBSTER. " IF we work on marble, it will perish, if we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble into dust. But if we work upon immortal minds, if we embue them with high principles, with the just fear of God and love of their fellow-men, we engrave... | |
 | Reformed Church in the United States. General Convention - 1863 - 670 pages
...form and finish. " If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work on immortal minds, — if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and our fellow-men,... | |
 | 1864 - 606 pages
...we work upon brass, time will efface it ; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust ; but it' we work upon immortal minds — if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God, and of our fellowmen — we engrave upon these tablets something which will brighren to all eternity."... | |
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