 | John Gould - 1835 - 430 страници
...vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them ; if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1837 - 282 страници
...If you have great talents," said Sir Joshua Reynolds, " industry will improve them — if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency....labour — nothing is to be obtained without it." A young lady, during the course of her instruction in the sciences, came to the conclusion that she... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 страници
...vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I ara not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents,...well-directed labour : nothing is to be obtained without it.11 Not to enter into metaphysical discussions on the nature or essence of genius, I will venture... | |
 | Benjamin Robert Haydon - 1844 - 362 страници
...musician, a mathematician, a mechanic, or a warrior. Reynolds, in his beautiful Discourses, has said, " If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency." This is certainly a most seducing doctrine... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1846 - 514 страници
...vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents,...their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labor ; nothing is to be obtained without it. Not to enter into metaphysical discussions on the nature... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1846 - 764 страници
...vessel ot boiling water, and squeezing on the juice of sorrel, then rubbing with dry salt. Industry. — If you have great talents, industry will improve them...have but moderate abilities, industry will supply the deficiency. Nothing is to be obtained without it. 407 i НГ. COPPER REGION OF LAKE SUPERIOR. (.from... | |
 | John Gregg (bp. of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.) - 1847 - 92 страници
...strong. Without labour you cannot attain knowledge, and without knowledge you cannot attain excellence. " If you have great talents, industry will improve them...well-directed labour: nothing is to be obtained without it."* The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing : but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.... | |
 | 1849 - 206 страници
...afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence on your ow, 5enius. If you nave great talents, industry will improve them ; if you...well-directed labour ; nothing is to be obtained without it — Sir Joshua Reynuldt. FEMALE TEMPER. — No trait of character is more valuable in a female than... | |
 | 1852 - 560 страници
...Dull and pointless arrows are ill suited to pierce the consciences of hardened sinners. .. Erskine. If you have great talents, industry will improve them...but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiencies. Sir Joshua SeynoUs. "Holiness to the Lord," should.be written on the forehead of a minister.... | |
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You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them ; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour: nothing is to be obtained without... 
