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Strona 25
... and desires what makes any part of it ; other things acknowledged to be good
he can look upon without desire , pass by , and be content without . There is no
one perhaps so senseless as to deny that there is pleasure in knowledge ...
... and desires what makes any part of it ; other things acknowledged to be good
he can look upon without desire , pass by , and be content without . There is no
one perhaps so senseless as to deny that there is pleasure in knowledge ...
Strona 84
For men having been principled with an opinion , that they must not consult
reason in the things of religion , however apparently contradictory to common
sense , and the very principles of all their knowledge , have let loose their fancies
and ...
For men having been principled with an opinion , that they must not consult
reason in the things of religion , however apparently contradictory to common
sense , and the very principles of all their knowledge , have let loose their fancies
and ...
Strona 146
Superficial Knowledge . — The profoundly wise do not declaim against
superficial knowledge in others , so much as the profoundly ignorant ; on the
contrary , they would rather assist it with their advice than overwhelm it with their
contempt ...
Superficial Knowledge . — The profoundly wise do not declaim against
superficial knowledge in others , so much as the profoundly ignorant ; on the
contrary , they would rather assist it with their advice than overwhelm it with their
contempt ...
Strona 220
Knowledge the highest source of Pleasure . - For the pleasure and delight of
knowledge , it far surpasseth all other in nature . We see in all other pleasures
there is satiety ; and after they be used , their verdure departeth — which sheweth
well ...
Knowledge the highest source of Pleasure . - For the pleasure and delight of
knowledge , it far surpasseth all other in nature . We see in all other pleasures
there is satiety ; and after they be used , their verdure departeth — which sheweth
well ...
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F . Raynal , 650 Addison , 603 Raleigh , 608 Liberty and Necessity , Drummond ,
36 1 Kingly Ambition , the True , Lacon , 623 | Liberty , National and Civil , Paley ,
472 Knaves , Colton , 195 Liberty of Thought and Action , Tillotson , Knowledge ...
F . Raynal , 650 Addison , 603 Raleigh , 608 Liberty and Necessity , Drummond ,
36 1 Kingly Ambition , the True , Lacon , 623 | Liberty , National and Civil , Paley ,
472 Knaves , Colton , 195 Liberty of Thought and Action , Tillotson , Knowledge ...
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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.