| Edwin Paxton Hood - 1885 - 728 pągines
...possible to preserve in exercise a diversity of faculty. "I have lived long enough," said Dr. Adam Clarke, "to know that the great secret of human happiness...of Too many irons in the fire conveys an abominable untruth. You cannot have too many — poker, tongs, and all, keep them all going." But, with all respect... | |
| John Thomas Dale - 1887 - 650 pągines
...and Latin grammars, and acquired a tolerable knowledge of some other languages. Dr. Adam Clarke said: "I have lived to know that the great secret of human...adage of ' too many irons in the fire ' conveys an untruth. You cannot have too many — poker, tongs and all, — keep them all going." It was said by... | |
| 1891 - 556 pągines
...houres at last must needs appeare, Else should afflicted wights oft-times despeare. Spenser. SECRET OP. I have lived to know that the great secret of human...adage of " too many irons in the fire," conveys an untruth — you cannot have too many — poker, tongs — and all, keep them going. Clark. If solid... | |
| 1899 - 672 pągines
...thrift and prosperity of the community, having lived to give testimony with the writer, who says : " I have lived to know that the great secret of human...Never suffer your energies to stagnate. The old adage, ' Too many irons in the fire ' conveys an untruth. You cannot have too many — poker, tongs and all,... | |
| 1899 - 674 pągines
...thrift and prosperity of the community, having lived to give testimony with the writer, who says : " I have lived to know that the great secret of human...Never suffer your energies to stagnate. The old adage, ' Too many irons in the fire ' conveys an untruth. You cannot have too many — poker, tongs and all,... | |
| 1910 - 536 pągines
...have wrought out a great theme in a masterful manner and are entitled to the admiration of the world. I HAVE lived to know that the great secret of human...is this : Never suffer your energies to stagnate. — Adam Clark. Declaration of Principles The National Education Association, now holding its forty-eighth... | |
| William Safire, Leonard Safir - 1990 - 436 pągines
...information rather than beliefs and judgments. —Will Durant (See Curiosity, Questions) Interests I have lived to know that the great secret of human...adage of "too many irons in the fire," conveys an untruth — you cannot have too many — poker, tongs — and all, keep them going. — Adam Clark... | |
| 1909 - 474 pągines
...the fire' contains an untruth — you cannot have too many — poker, tongs and all, keep them going. I have lived to know that the great secret of human...is this : Never suffer your energies to stagnate." Ж Ж 7 fb Veneer Manufacture and Use VVOOD VxRAr 1 The annual federal report on the statistics of... | |
| 1885 - 452 pągines
...like sma.ll change ; it flows A thousand different ways, and throws Thoughts into circulation.—ANON. NEVER suffer your energies to stagnate. The old adage...of too many irons in the fire conveys an abominable error. You cannot have too many —poker, tongs, and all: keep them all going.— Dr. Adam Clarke.... | |
| 1883 - 418 pągines
...was necessary, else it had not been done. — A dam Clarice. " I HAVE lived," said Dr. Adam Clarke, " to know that the great secret of human happiness is this, never suffer your energies to stagnate. Tb« old adage of ' too many irons in the fire ' conveys an untruth. You cannot have too many : poker,... | |
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