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... Existence . - If any one will be so sceptical as to distrust his senses , and to affirm , that all we see and hear , feel and taste , think and do , during our whole being , is but the series and deluding appearances of a long dream ...
... Existence . - If any one will be so sceptical as to distrust his senses , and to affirm , that all we see and hear , feel and taste , think and do , during our whole being , is but the series and deluding appearances of a long dream ...
Strona 27
... existence of these sticks is a mystery above , yet not contrary to reason ; and then this self - evident proposition , that there is no stick without two ends , becomes problematic . It is the same with the most obvious truths of ...
... existence of these sticks is a mystery above , yet not contrary to reason ; and then this self - evident proposition , that there is no stick without two ends , becomes problematic . It is the same with the most obvious truths of ...
Strona 34
... existence at the same hour when he began to hold dominion over it . And why do we pursue this course of thought , when good men have existed , or may still exist , who , thinking it unsupported by revealed truth , believe that it is ...
... existence at the same hour when he began to hold dominion over it . And why do we pursue this course of thought , when good men have existed , or may still exist , who , thinking it unsupported by revealed truth , believe that it is ...
Strona 59
... existence , and has given rise to an opinion that na- tions are cruel in proportion as they are religious . But the observation ought to stand thus , That nations are cruel in proportion as they are guided by Priests ; than which there ...
... existence , and has given rise to an opinion that na- tions are cruel in proportion as they are religious . But the observation ought to stand thus , That nations are cruel in proportion as they are guided by Priests ; than which there ...
Strona 61
... existence in the disappointments and vex- ations of business , and live miserably and meanly , only to die magnificently and rich . For , like the hypocrites , the only disinterested action these men can accuse themselves of is , that ...
... existence in the disappointments and vex- ations of business , and live miserably and meanly , only to die magnificently and rich . For , like the hypocrites , the only disinterested action these men can accuse themselves of is , that ...
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Strona 33 - Some drill and bore The solid earth, and from the strata there Extract a register, by which we learn That He who made it and revealed its date To Moses, was mistaken in its age.
Strona 244 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?
Strona 105 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven, and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Strona 182 - And though a linguist should pride himself to have all the tongues that Babel cleft the world into, yet if he have not studied the solid things in them as well as the words and lexicons, he were nothing so much to be esteemed a learned man, as any yeoman or tradesman competently wise in his mother dialect only.
Strona 287 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
Strona 196 - He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute.
Strona 242 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Strona 232 - Such is the common process of marriage. A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought together by artifice, exchange glances, reciprocate civilities, go home and dream of one another. Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart, and therefore conclude that they shall be happy together.
Strona 143 - This advice, thus beat into my head, has frequently been of use to me; and I often think of it, when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high.
Strona 226 - True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise : it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.