| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: therefore I love thy testimonies.
PSA 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy
judgments.
PSA 119:121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine
oppressors.
PSA 119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud
oppress me.
PSA 119:123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy
righteousness.
PSA 119:124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach
me thy statutes.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Gorgias by Plato: is within the reach of all, and the moral and intellectual qualities of
every individual are freely developed, and 'the idea of good' is the
animating principle of the whole. Not the attainment of freedom alone, or
of order alone, but how to unite freedom with order is the problem which he
has to solve.
The statesman who places before himself these lofty aims has undertaken a
task which will call forth all his powers. He must control himself before
he can control others; he must know mankind before he can manage them. He
has no private likes or dislikes; he does not conceal personal enmity under
the disguise of moral or political principle: such meannesses, into which
men too often fall unintentionally, are absorbed in the consciousness of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Persuasion by Jane Austen: of seeing them better; felt their progress through the streets to be,
however disagreeable, yet too rapid; for who would be glad to see her
when she arrived? And looked back, with fond regret, to the bustles
of Uppercross and the seclusion of Kellynch.
Elizabeth's last letter had communicated a piece of news of some interest.
Mr Elliot was in Bath. He had called in Camden Place; had called
a second time, a third; had been pointedly attentive. If Elizabeth
and her father did not deceive themselves, had been taking much pains
to seek the acquaintance, and proclaim the value of the connection,
as he had formerly taken pains to shew neglect. This was very wonderful
if it were true; and Lady Russell was in a state of very agreeable
Persuasion |
