Common Mind - TroublesInterstate Publishing Company, 1878 - 102 pages |
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... effort to repair . Some of these , as we have seen , are inherited , and upon them it is the custom to bestow great commiseration and little blame . Now , in truth , those are the least pardonable , because , if they are known to have ...
... effort to repair . Some of these , as we have seen , are inherited , and upon them it is the custom to bestow great commiseration and little blame . Now , in truth , those are the least pardonable , because , if they are known to have ...
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... effort , or at the moment when the mind is for the first time brought face to face with the real business of life , instead of giving way to crazy alarm the victim of this misfortune should set to work to repair the loss caused by the ...
... effort , or at the moment when the mind is for the first time brought face to face with the real business of life , instead of giving way to crazy alarm the victim of this misfortune should set to work to repair the loss caused by the ...
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... effort to find the right word , if it does not suggest itself , think of another that will do as well ; possibly the default- ing term will be recovered by association — if not , another may be substituted . It is annoying to forget a ...
... effort to find the right word , if it does not suggest itself , think of another that will do as well ; possibly the default- ing term will be recovered by association — if not , another may be substituted . It is annoying to forget a ...
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... effort of the judgment the mind in certain instances reclaims . control of its own territory . This is a noble triumph of " self - help " at which all , especially those who are unable to shake off the coil of crushing circumstances ...
... effort of the judgment the mind in certain instances reclaims . control of its own territory . This is a noble triumph of " self - help " at which all , especially those who are unable to shake off the coil of crushing circumstances ...
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... effort to control the thoughts . The sovereignty of the will can only be re - established by an exercise of inde- pendent authority acting at first in a new sphere . For example ; let the sufferer select a subject and manner of thought ...
... effort to control the thoughts . The sovereignty of the will can only be re - established by an exercise of inde- pendent authority acting at first in a new sphere . For example ; let the sufferer select a subject and manner of thought ...
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