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#2 (permalink) Sat May 31, 2008 14:32 pm Expression "None are so blind as those that will not see" |
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. [4.] It is the amazing folly of multitudes that enjoy the means of grace, and it will be of fatal consequence to them, that they do not improve the day of their opportunities. The things of their peace are revealed to them, but are not minded or regarded by them; they hide their eyes from them, as if they were not worth taking notice of. They are not aware of the accepted time and the day of salvation, and to let it slip and perish through mere carelessness. None are so blind as those that will not see; nor have any the things of their peace more certainly hidden from their eyes than those that turn their back upon them. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Sat May 31, 2008 17:27 pm Expression "None are so blind as those that will not see" |
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Hi, MM
What does "to improve the day of their opportunities" mean? I know it's a quote from the Bible, but figuring it out is beyond me...
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sat May 31, 2008 22:23 pm Expression "None are so blind as those that will not see" |
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. Hi LS,
This is not from the Bible, but from, I think, an exegesis. 'None are so blind...' is apocryphal. As for 'day of their opportunities', I think it just means 'chances'. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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