 David's life and history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest souls will ever discern in it the faithful struggle of an earnest human soul...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1121841Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 520 pages
...man that walketh to direct his steps.' Of all acts, is not, for a man, repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - Hero worship - 1841 - 408 pages
...man that walketh to direct his steps.' Of all acts is not, for a man, repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest... | |
 | College students' writings, American - 1842 - 506 pages
...— " Of all acts, is not for a man repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that supercilious consciousness of no sin ; that is death....conscious is divorced from sincerity, humility, and fact : it is dead. David i life and history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider the truest... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Bible - 1844 - 370 pages
...man that walketh to direct his steps.' Of all acts, is not, for a man, repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest... | |
 | Collective settlements - 1845 - 352 pages
...Speaking of faults, he says, " Faults ? The greatest of faults, I should say, is to ho conscious of none. The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...of no sin ; that is death ; the heart so conscious is'divorced from sincerity, humility, and facts —is dead." The author has really done what all biographers... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - Conduct of life - 1849 - 260 pages
...that walketh to " direct his steps.' Of all acts, is not, for a man, " repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I " say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, " I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a " man's moral progress and warfare here below. All... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - Conduct of life - 1849 - 254 pages
...that walketh to " direct his steps.' Of all acts, is not, for a man, " repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I " say, were that same supercilious...fact ; is dead : " it is ' pure ' as dead dry sand js pure. David's life " and history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, " I consider to be the... | |
 | Mrs. Warren (Eliza) - 1751 - 206 pages
...in man that walketh to direct his steps." Of all acts, is not for a man repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...conscious is divorced from sincerity, humility, and, in fact, is dead; it is "pure" as dead, dry sand is pure. David's life, as written for us in these... | |
 | 1856 - 504 pages
...in man that walketh to direct his steps. Of all acts is not, for a man, repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Bible - 1853 - 350 pages
...man that walketh to direct his steps.' Of all acts, is not, for a man, repentance the most divine ? The deadliest sin, I say, were that same supercilious...history, as written for us in those Psalms of his, I consider to be the truest emblem ever given of a man's moral progress and warfare here below. All earnest... | |
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