Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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Page 8
... false pretenders to infidelity , and mere hypocrites in atheism . There are persons whom we have heard de- clare that the genteel way of the world consists in thus acting the bravo . This is that which they term throwing off the yoke ...
... false pretenders to infidelity , and mere hypocrites in atheism . There are persons whom we have heard de- clare that the genteel way of the world consists in thus acting the bravo . This is that which they term throwing off the yoke ...
Page 13
... false ; and every religion which does not show the reason why it is so , must be barren and unedifying . Our religion has performed both parts . * That religion which consists in believing the fall of man from a state of glory and ...
... false ; and every religion which does not show the reason why it is so , must be barren and unedifying . Our religion has performed both parts . * That religion which consists in believing the fall of man from a state of glory and ...
Page 32
... false , that numbers are finite : there must , therefore , be an infinity in number . But what this is we know not . It can neither be equal nor unequal , because unity added to it , varies not its condition . Thus we may very well know ...
... false , that numbers are finite : there must , therefore , be an infinity in number . But what this is we know not . It can neither be equal nor unequal , because unity added to it , varies not its condition . Thus we may very well know ...
Page 34
... false , that there is an infinite distance between the certainty of what we venture , and the uncer- tainty of what we hope to win . Indeed , the certainty of winning , and the certainty of losing , are infinitely dis- tant . But as for ...
... false , that there is an infinite distance between the certainty of what we venture , and the uncer- tainty of what we hope to win . Indeed , the certainty of winning , and the certainty of losing , are infinitely dis- tant . But as for ...
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... false , that we deserve the esteem or af- fection of men , and it is injustice so eagerly to covet it . Were we born masters of reason , and with some know- ledge of ourselves , we should not entertain such a de- sire . And yet this ...
... false , that we deserve the esteem or af- fection of men , and it is injustice so eagerly to covet it . Were we born masters of reason , and with some know- ledge of ourselves , we should not entertain such a de- sire . And yet this ...
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