 | 1893 - عدد الصفحات: 416
...madness, and method of the most humane kind. Mr. Stead is the sort of man described by Carlyle, whose "grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies already at hand." While his plan of reaching the masses and his scheme for their elevation is not wholly... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1896 - عدد الصفحات: 344
...will open a door for you, and a voice will call, "Come up hither into a higher sphere."— BEECHER. Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly...at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — CARLYLE. "When I was a boy," said General Grant, ' ' my mother one morning found herself without... | |
 | 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 44
...bounty suffices them ; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Carlvle. Quick Relief, Sure Relief. For Coughs and Colds there is nothing more convenient or effective.... | |
 | 1896 - عدد الصفحات: 1224
...us do or die. d. CAMPBELL — Gertrude of Wyoming. Pt. III. St. 37. Our grand business undoubtedly n Unravelled from the trembling main And threading the eye of a yellow" Fettus. S e. CARLYLE — Essays. Signs of the Times. The best way to keep good acts in memory is to refresh them... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - عدد الصفحات: 660
...bounty suffices them ; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. " Know'st thon Yaterday, its aim and reason ; Work'st thou well To-d<iy, for worthy things ? Calmly... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1897 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...gate of Paradise: But while one liltle nap he snatched, It oped and shut. Ah ! was he wise ? WR AU;ER. Our grand business is. not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do whai lies clearly at hand. — CARLYI.R. A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.... | |
 | 1898 - عدد الصفحات: 200
...pedant; the philosopher, a cynic; the soldier, a brute; and every man disagreeable. —CHESTERFIELD. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies closely at hand. — CARLYLE. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1899 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...bounty suffices them; and wise men also, for its duties engage them. Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Know'st thou Yesterday, its aim and reason ; Work'st thou well Today, for worthy things ? Calmly wait... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 282
...in the richest of gems. Are we not blind to our opportunities ? The majority of us have yet to learn that " our grand business is, not to see what lies...a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." Through lack of this belief, men and women without number have sold farms or estates, and given up... | |
 | James Mollison Milne - 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...miss. — Dryden. 5. The world is a wheel, and it will come around all right. — Beaconsfield. 6. Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. — Carlyle. 7. Pride is essential to a noble character, and a love of praise is one of its civilizing... | |
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Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. 
