eBooks „superfluous“
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Georg Ebers
An Egyptian Princess, Complete (fiscle part-13 of 1)
- Historisches
- Englisch
- 91155 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 2
It Is Now Four Years Since This Book First Appeared Before The Public,
And I Feel It My Duty Not To Let A Second Edition Go Forth Into The
World Without A Few Words Of Accompaniment. It Hardly Seems Necessary To
Assure My Readers That I Have Endeavored To Earn For The Following Pages
The Title Of A "Corrected Edition." An Author Is The Father Of His Book,
And What Father Could See His Child Preparing To Set Out On A New
And Dangerous Road, Even If It Were Not For The First Time, Without
Endeavoring To Supply Him With Every Good That It Lay In His Power To
Bestow, And To Free Him From Every Fault Or Infirmity On Which The World
Could Look Unfavorably? The Assurance Therefore That I Have Repeatedly
Bestowed The Greatest Possible Care On The Correction Of My Egyptian
Princess Seems To Me Superfluous, But At The Same Time I Think It
Advisable To Mention Briefly Where And In What Manner I Have Found
It Necessary To Make These Emendations. [mehr]
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Henry Drummond
Addresses
- Religion
- Englisch
- 32993 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 2
" Would he not be too glad to have one day in seven to dedicate more exclusively to the object of his affection? Love would fulfill all these laws regarding God.
And so, if he loved man, you would never think of telling him to honor his father and mother. He could not do anything else. It would be preposterous to tell him not to kill. You could only insult him if you suggested that he should not steal--how could he steal from those he loved? It would be superfluous to beg him not to bear false witness against his neighbor. If he loved him it would be the last thing he would do. And you would never dream of urging him not to covet what his neighbors had. He would rather they possess it than himself. In this way "Love is the fulfilling of the law." It is the rule for fulfilling all rules, the new commandment for keeping all the old commandments, Christ's one.
Secret of the Christian life.
Now Paul has learned that; and in this noble eulogy he has given us the most wonderful and or [mehr]
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J. L. McConnel
Western Characters
- Belletristik
- Englisch
- 76177 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 3
Attempts to delineate local character are always liable to misconstruction; for, the more truthful the sketch, the greater is the number of persons, to whom resemblance may be discovered; and thus, while in fact only describing the characteristics of a class, authors are frequently subjected, very unjustly, to the imputation of having invaded the privacy of individuals. Particularly is this so, when the class is idealized, and an imaginary type is taken, as the representative of the species.
I deem it proper, therefore, to say in advance, that no attempt has been made in the following pages, to portray any individual; and that--although I hope I have not been so unsuccessful, as to paint pictures which have no originals--if there be a portrait in any sketch, it consists, not in the likeness of the picture to the person, but of both to the type.
As originally projected, the book would have borne this explanation upon its face; but the circumstances which have reduced its dimensions, and changed its plan, have also rendered necessary a disclaimer, which would, otherwise, have been superfluous. [mehr]
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Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
- Philosophie
- Englisch
- 62505 Wörter
- Keine Altersempfehlung
- 406
- 3
Meditations is a series of writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy. A central theme to "Meditations" is to analyze your judgement of self and others and developing a cosmic perspective. As he said "You have the power to strip away many superfluous troubles located wholly in your judgement, and to possess a large room for yourself embracing in thought the whole cosmos, to consider everlasting time, to think of the rapid change in the parts of each thing, of how short it is from birth until dissolution, and how the void before birth and that after dissolution are equally infinite". He advocates finding one's place in the universe and sees that everything came from nature, and so everything shall return to it in due time. It seems at some points in his work that we are all part of a greater construct thus taking a collectivist approach rather than having an individualist perspective. Another strong theme is of maintaining focus and to be without distraction all the while maintaining strong ethical principles such as "Being a good man". His Stoic ideas often involve avoiding indulgence in sensory affections, a skill which will free a man from the pains and pleasures of the material world. He claims that the only way a man can be harmed by others is to allow his reaction to overpower him. An order or logos permeates existence. Rationality and clear-mindedness allow one to live in harmony with the logos. [mehr]
Stichwörter: meditations, marcus aurelius, stoicism, roman emperor, classical literature, stoic philosophy, spirituality, ethics
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Alfred Guy Kingan L'estrange
History Of English Humour
Vol I Part I
- Historisches
- Englisch
- 65820 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 2
Few Of The Blessings We Enjoy Are Of Greater Value Than The Gift Of
Humour. The Pleasure Attendant Upon It Attracts Us Together, Forms An
Incentive, And Gives A Charm To Social Intercourse, And, Unlike The
Concentrating Power Of Love, Scatters Bright Rays In Every Direction.
That Humour Is Generally Associated With Enjoyment Might Be Concluded
From The Fact That The Genial And Good-Natured Are Generally The Most
Mirthful, And We All Have So Much Personal Experience Of The
Gratification It Affords, That It Seems Superfluous To Adduce Any Proofs
Upon The Subject. "Glad" Is From The Greek Word For Laughter, And The
Word "Jocund" Comes From A Latin Term Signifying "Pleasant." But We Can
Trace The Results Of This Connection In Our Daily Observation. How Comes
It To Pass That Many A Man Who Is The Life And Soul Of Social
Gatherings, And Keeps His Friends In Delighted Applause, Sits, When
Alone In His Study, Grave And Sedate, And Seldom, If Ever, Smiles In
Reading Or Meditation? Is It Not Because Humour Is A Source Of Pleasure?
We Are Not Joyously Disposed When Alone, Whereas In Society We Are Ready
To Give And Receive Whatever Is Bright And Cheering.
The First Question Which Now Presents Itself Is What Is Laughter? And
Our Answer Must Be That It Is A Change Of Countenance Accompanied By A
Spasmodic Intermittent Sound--A Modification Of The Voice--But That We
Cannot Trace Its Physical Origin Farther Than To Attribute It To Some
Effect Produced Upon The Sympathetic Nerve, Or Rather The System Of
Nerves Termed Respiratory. These Communicate With Every Organ Affected
In Mirth, But The Ultimate Connection Between Mind And Body Is Hidden
From Our View. [mehr]
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Alfred Guy Kingan L'estrange
History Of English Humour
Vol I Part II
- Historisches
- Englisch
- 19652 Wörter
- Ab 18 Jahren
- 2
- 1
Few Of The Blessings We Enjoy Are Of Greater Value Than The Gift Of
Humour. The Pleasure Attendant Upon It Attracts Us Together, Forms An
Incentive, And Gives A Charm To Social Intercourse, And, Unlike The
Concentrating Power Of Love, Scatters Bright Rays In Every Direction.
That Humour Is Generally Associated With Enjoyment Might Be Concluded
From The Fact That The Genial And Good-Natured Are Generally The Most
Mirthful, And We All Have So Much Personal Experience Of The
Gratification It Affords, That It Seems Superfluous To Adduce Any Proofs
Upon The Subject. "Glad" Is From The Greek Word For Laughter, And The
Word "Jocund" Comes From A Latin Term Signifying "Pleasant." But We Can
Trace The Results Of This Connection In Our Daily Observation. How Comes
It To Pass That Many A Man Who Is The Life And Soul Of Social
Gatherings, And Keeps His Friends In Delighted Applause, Sits, When
Alone In His Study, Grave And Sedate, And Seldom, If Ever, Smiles In
Reading Or Meditation? Is It Not Because Humour Is A Source Of Pleasure?
We Are Not Joyously Disposed When Alone, Whereas In Society We Are Ready
To Give And Receive Whatever Is Bright And Cheering.
The First Question Which Now Presents Itself Is What Is Laughter? And
Our Answer Must Be That It Is A Change Of Countenance Accompanied By A
Spasmodic Intermittent Sound--A Modification Of The Voice--But That We
Cannot Trace Its Physical Origin Farther Than To Attribute It To Some
Effect Produced Upon The Sympathetic Nerve, Or Rather The System Of
Nerves Termed Respiratory. These Communicate With Every Organ Affected
In Mirth, But The Ultimate Connection Between Mind And Body Is Hidden
From Our View. [mehr]
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