 He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly welfare is always in a hurry, for he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach it, to grasp it, and to enjoy it.  Democracy in America - Side 234av Alexis de Tocqueville - 1840Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Alexis Henri C.M. Clérel comte de Tocqueville - 1862 - 456 sider
...Americans betray, and of that inconstancy of which they afford fresh examples every day. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...his disposal to reach it, to grasp it, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the brevity of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things which... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1862 - 526 sider
...Americans betray, and of that inconstancy of which they daily afford fresh examples. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 452 sider
...Americans betray, and of that inconstancy of which they afford fresh examples every day. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...his disposal to reach it, to grasp it, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the brevity of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things which... | |
 | David Brion Davis - 1997 - 502 sider
...the world; the novelty is to see a whole people fumish an exemplification of it. ... He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...him. Besides the good things which he possesses, he everv instant fancies a thousand others which death will prevent him from trying if he does not try... | |
 | Kenneth Tucker - 1998 - 234 sider
...fast, but soon loosens his grasp to pursue fresh gratifications."9 Such a man in pursuit of wealth "is always in a hurry, for he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it."10 This restless pursuit of wealth promotes a culture of individualism,... | |
 | Cynthia L. Cates, Wayne V. McIntosh - 2001 - 264 sider
...the Americans betray and of that inconstancy of which they daily ford fresh examples. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides... | |
 | Allen C. Bluedorn - 2002 - 396 sider
...was constantly afraid of not living long enough to enjoy them" (1945b, p. 144), and "He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it" (1945b, p. 145). De Tocqueville also observed a corollary to these points... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 2003 - 758 sider
...Americans betray, and of that inconstancy of which they afford fresh examples every day. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...his disposal to reach it, to grasp it, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the brevity of life is a constant spur to him. Besides the good things which... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 2003 - 868 sider
...they daily afford fresh examples. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldlv welfare is always in a hurry, for he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it. The recollection of the shortness of life is a constant spur to him. Besides... | |
 | John Barkley Rosser - 2004 - 668 sider
...the Americans betray and ofthat inconstancy of which they daily afford fresh examples. He who has set his heart exclusively upon the pursuit of worldly...he has but a limited time at his disposal to reach, to grasp, and to enjoy it. — Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol. II, 1840, p. 137 The... | |
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