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... human heart . The Jesuit is impelled by a self - idea : but his selfishness is not the littleness of common men . It is something preternatural . It scorns the petty motives of other men , and seeks to rival Provi- dence in its ...
... human heart . The Jesuit is impelled by a self - idea : but his selfishness is not the littleness of common men . It is something preternatural . It scorns the petty motives of other men , and seeks to rival Provi- dence in its ...
Page vii
... human woe or joy , pleasure or pain , are things purely " indifferent " in themselves : but , as means , they become of the first importance . A glance at society in general , discovers similar principles influencing the conduct of men ...
... human woe or joy , pleasure or pain , are things purely " indifferent " in themselves : but , as means , they become of the first importance . A glance at society in general , discovers similar principles influencing the conduct of men ...
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... human suffering ; by exhibiting the wiles and tricks of pro- pagandism - in fact , " The very age and body of the time , his form and pressure . " xii PREFACE . His work is suggestive : his object -The same continued.
... human suffering ; by exhibiting the wiles and tricks of pro- pagandism - in fact , " The very age and body of the time , his form and pressure . " xii PREFACE . His work is suggestive : his object -The same continued.
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... human mind : cuirassed in egotism , yet preaching charity sermons - Self- seekers , who find it to their purpose to make religion a terror , faith a bugbear ; and , reversing the divine work , strive to make for our adoration a god ...
... human mind : cuirassed in egotism , yet preaching charity sermons - Self- seekers , who find it to their purpose to make religion a terror , faith a bugbear ; and , reversing the divine work , strive to make for our adoration a god ...
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... only a proof that the human sym- pathies do not necessarily stand in the way of worldly advancement . The gains of selfishness are surely not more certain than the rewards of benefi- A HINT TO PARENTS . 11 cence , though they.
... only a proof that the human sym- pathies do not necessarily stand in the way of worldly advancement . The gains of selfishness are surely not more certain than the rewards of benefi- A HINT TO PARENTS . 11 cence , though they.
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