| Arminianism - 1878 - 1002 pages
...light, and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, " Do the duty which lies nearest thee," which thou knowest to be a doty ! Thy second duty will already hare become clearer.' — {Sartor Metartvs, p. 119.) We appeal... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Transcendentalism in literature - 1831 - 294 pages
...may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty which lies nearest thee," which thou knowest...Thy second Duty will already have become clearer. ' May we not say, however, that the hour of Spiritual Enfranchisement is even this : When your Ideal... | |
| Education - 1835 - 444 pages
...indeed conviction, were it never so excellent, is worthless till it convert itself into conduct. ... Do the duty which lies nearest thee, which thou knowest to be a duty ! The second duty will already have become clearer.' The duty here meant, is that which is first prompted... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - Clothing and dress - 1837 - 322 pages
...precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : ' Do the duty which lies nearest theeC which thou knowest to be a duty ! Thy second duty will already have become clearer. " May we not say, however, that the hour of spiritual enfranchisement is even this : when your ideal... | |
| William Henry Furness - Bible - 1838 - 476 pages
...may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to me was of invaluable service : ' Do the duty which lies nearest thee,' which thou knowest...Thy second duty will already have become clearer."* In quoting this passage as illustrative of the history of the mind of Jesus, let me not be supposed... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 338 pages
...ripen ' into day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to ' me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty which ' lies nearest thee," which thou...Thy second Duty will already have become clearer. ' May we not say, however, that the hour of Spiritual ' Enfranchisement is even this : When your Ideal... | |
| Henry Winsor - United States - 1839 - 250 pages
...Doubt of any kind cannot be removed except by action." "Do the duty which lies nearest thee; which than knowest to be a duty! Thy second duty will already have become clearer." Where this first appeared we know not, but we are quite sure it is a God-planted thing and must bear... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 326 pages
...day, lay this other precept well to heart, which to ' me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duly which ' lies nearest thee," which thou knowest to...Thy second Duty, will already have become clearer. ' May we not say, however, that the hour of Spiritual ' Enfranchisement is even this : When your Ideal... | |
| 1880 - 506 pages
...the flesh itself to the real man within." He bids us do the duty that lies nearest us which we know to be a duty ; " Thy second duty will already have become clearer." The secret of success in life lies very much in skilful making of the day's choice. For example, perhaps... | |
| Thomas Carlyle - English essays - 1846 - 490 pages
...may ripen into day, lay this other precept well to ' heart, which to me was of invaluable service : " Do the Duty ' which lies nearest thee" which thou...Thy ' second Duty will already have become clearer. ' May we not say, however, that the hour of Spiritual Enfran' chisement is even this : When your Ideal... | |
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