 | John Angell James - 1827 - Страниц: 186
...displays of true wisdom. Seneca has somewhere observed, that we are all of us complaining of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. We are always mourning that our days are few, and yet acting as though there would be no end of them.... | |
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...sumus et frugcs consumere nati. " We all of us complaiu of the shortness of time,'' says Seneca, " and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we... | |
 | 1828 - Страниц: 844
...sumus et fruges consumere nati. " We all of us complain of the shortness of time,' 1 says Seneca, " and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we... | |
 | 1828 - Страниц: 394
...themselves. LESSON XX. Employment of Time. WE all of us complain of tiie shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent, either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing... | |
 | William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - Страниц: 308
...pause but one in a sentence, and the falling slide at the end of it. Our lives, says Seneca, consist either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. 11. When negation is opposed to affirmation, the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - Страниц: 432
...owe, saith Seneca, and yet have mdch more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says be, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. We are always complaining our days are few, and acting... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - Страниц: 354
...are distinguished from those of other men. — Congreve. CXL. "We all of us complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - Страниц: 390
...are distinguished from those of other men. — Congreve. CXL. \Ve all of us complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 418
...end was all our time given us. EXAMPLES. "We all complain of the shortness of time, (says Seneca,) and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 412
...was all our time given us. EXAMPLES. " We all complain of the shortness of time, (s.ays Seneca,)and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives are either spent in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that... | |
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WE all of us complain of the shortness of time, saith Seneca, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. Our lives, says he, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do.... 
