That physicians have been impressed by the claims of its harmlessness and by the mystery connected with the formula is not a credit to the intelligence of our profession.
But to plead the fewness of thy sins, or the comparative harmlessness of their quantity before God, argueth no sound knowledge of the nature of thy sin, and so no true sense of the nature or need of mercy.
In his attitude there was a rigidity of controlled excitement out of keeping with the seeming harmlessness of the experiment.
If the mixture there were properly prepared, added heat would metamorphose it calmly from its present harmlessness into something new, wonderful, deadly.
Being convinced, too, of the harmlessness of swallowing glass, I determined to take some myself in the presence of my colleague, M.
The conclusions of some of the best authorities on the subject of its harmlessness to healthy animals are given below.
Mr. Edwards, in December, 1901, verbally stated that his views as to the harmlessness of tuberculin remained unchanged, and that he had not seen the least ill effect in any of his cattle from its use.
Between those who unconditionally affirm or deny the harmlessness of sexual abstinence we find an intermediate party of authorities whose opinions are more qualified.
The harmlessness of sexual abstinence was likewise affirmed in America in a resolution passed by the American Medical Association in 1906.
Pflüger, of Bonn, was skeptical of the advantage of any propaganda of abstinence: "if all the authorities in the world declared the harmlessness of abstinence that would have no influence on youth.
In this story, as in that of Balder and Loki, it is the very apparent harmlessness of the bane which points the incident.
The double entendre of the swoon is entirely wanting in the Western tale, as is the apparent harmlessness of the medium of death.
An archbishop in Spain offered to guarantee the harmlessness of every American bullet, and unctuous prayers were reported in the newspapers of last spring as emanating from Transatlantic pulpits.
My view of its complete harmlessness evidently displeased him, and I even ascribe to it a certain coldness on his part, which lasted two whole months.
Last year I proposed to Stepan Trofimovitch to publish it, on the ground of its perfect harmlessness nowadays, but he declined the suggestion with evident dissatisfaction.
And there are scarescrows, the harmlessness of which the human biped learns not in a a lifetime.
The old trout knows enough to keep off the fisherman's hook; the squirrel never cracks an empty nut; the crow soon learns the harmlessness of the scarecrow.
Leading a life of harmlessness unto all creatures, he is truth-telling and firm in his vows, and in his house the gods are ever gratified by sacrifices held according to the ordinance.
Harder is the lot of those who have few necessary occupations, enforced by other claims than their own harmlessness and profitableness.
Philip thought that Dr Levitt must have been preaching to his new parishioner to join the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove.
Thus he speaks "of the wisdom of serpents, and the harmlessness of doves" (Matt.
The harmlessness of your great society, my dear Baron, is at present admitted.
I might add," John Dory continued, "that this harmlessness is of recent date.
That mode of living which is founded upon a total harmlessness towards all creatures or (in case of actual necessity) upon a minimum of such harm, is the highest morality.
That person who gives unto all creatures the assurance of harmlessness obtains the merit of all sacrifices and at last wins fearlessness for himself as his reward.
The righteous-souled Manu has applauded (the observance of) harmlessness in all (religious) acts.
Hearing these words of theirs, the jackal replied unto them, with rapt attention, in these sweet words fraught with reason and inculcating harmlessness to all: 'My birth has been low.
Verily, to this effect, O sire, I have been instructed by also our grandsire of olden days, who gave such assurances of harmlessness to people, moved by pity.
He who gives away thousands of kine and hundreds of horses (to deserving persons), and who gives unto all creatures the pledge of harmlessness, receives in return the pledge of harmlessness from all.
He who, at the outset, forswears the religion of injury, succeeds in attaining to Emancipation (in which or) whence is the assurance of harmlessness unto all creatures.
The gift of assurances of harmlessness unto all creatures transcends in point of merit all other gifts.
Of all gifts, the assurance of harmlessnessto all creatures is the highest (in point of merit).
They that are for ordinary happiness practise this duty of universal harmlessness for the sake of fame; while they that are truly skilled, practise the same for the sake of attaining to Brahma.
Harmlessness to all creatures is the highest of all duties.
As to this which lies before us, my brother Bridgenorth brings to it the simplicity, though not the harmlessness of the dove, and I the subtilty of the serpent.
The claims of hemostatic efficiency and harmlessnessfor Coagulen by the manufacturer appear exaggerated and unjustified.
This also has nothing to do with the efficiency or harmlessness of sodium cacodylate.
O darling dear ones, let me disengage You innocents from what your harmlessness Clasps lovingly!
The men appear to have been chiefly colonial rebels, and not Boers of the backveld, and to that happy chance it may be that the comparative harmlessness of their fire was due.
No more convincing example could be adduced both of the advantage of the defence over the attack, and of the harmlessness of the fiercest shell fire if those who are exposed to it have space and time to make preparations.
Footnote: This was a remarkable exhibition of theharmlessness of shell-fire against troops in open formation.
The writer has frequently eaten it, and is glad to vouch for its harmlessness and testify to its eminent respectability.
No one has yet had reason to doubt theharmlessness of any puff-ball.
In the second stage are those who, passing from negative harmlessness to helpfulness, do good from hope of reward; these he praises as acting from a higher motive than the first.
There is a world of difference between negative harmlessness and positive helpfulness, and Christianity could well afford to rest its case against Confucianism on the comparison of these two doctrines.
