 | 1865 - Страниц: 786
...teaches even the wisdom of modern times on this subject : " Wo all of us complain of the shortness of time, 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... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - Страниц: 260
...thousands of years, edifices fewer, and colors still fewer than edifices. Our lives, says Seneca, are spent either in doing nothing at all, or in doing nothing to the purpose, or in doing nothing that we ought to do. 11. I conjure you by that which you profess (Howe'er... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - Страниц: 492
...ever, let him consider every day as his last. — Anon. We all of us complain of the shortness of tune, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. — Seneca. 'Millions of money for an inch of time ! ' cried Elizabeth, the gifted but .ambitious queen... | |
 | 1869 - Страниц: 414
...Christ. WH GOOLD. Edinburgh, Jan. 12, 1871. Gems from Great Men. We »11 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 what we ought... | |
 | 1870 - Страниц: 956
...of vices that make up her train. — Bishop Home. TIME. — 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... | |
 | David Thomas - 1870 - Страниц: 396
...Seneca, "of the shortness of time, and yet we have 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 we ought to do. We are always complaining that our days are few,... | |
 | 1870 - Страниц: 858
..."of the shortness of time ; and yet we have 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 we ought to do. We aro always complaining that our days arc few,... | |
 | 1884 - Страниц: 794
...And thou shalt know ere long, — Know how sublime a tiling it is We all 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... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1872 - Страниц: 372
...relations and acquires new con nectiona." — Bengd. x S. Martin. "We all of us complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with."— Seneca. opinion. that . . distress, see w. 1 — 8. good . . be, expedient for one to remain unmarried.... | |
 | 1872 - Страниц: 464
...downward tendency, is another hindrance to the progress of virtue. We all complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with. We are grieved at the brevity of life, and yet we wish its several periods at an end. The minor longs... | |
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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.... 
