 But the truth is, that the knowledge of external nature, and the sciences which that knowledge requires or includes, are not the great or the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful...  Writers and Readers - Страница 147по George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1892 - 211 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Robert Hebert Quick - 1886 - 338 страници
...frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or for conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledgeof right and wrong: the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Morgan - 1887 - 284 страници
...frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or for conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Morgan - 1887 - 286 страници
...the human mind. Whether we provide for action or for conversation, whether we wish to be useful of pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - 1887 - 134 страници
...human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be u-eful or I'kwing ; the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge...with the history of mankind, and with those examples whi<h may be said to embody truth, and prove by events the 26 UNVOCALIZE1i CORRESPONDING-STYLE. ' -... | |
 | Simon Somerville Laurie - 1888 - 240 страници
...great or frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellencies of all places. We are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with... | |
 | William Gardner Hale - 1888 - 56 страници
...the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places. We are perpetually moralists ; but we are geometricians... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1894 - 196 страници
...the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. 20 Prudence and Justice are virtues, and excellences, of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 758 страници
...whether we wish to be useful or " pleasing, the first object is the religious and moral know" ledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with..." be said to embody truth, and prove by events the reason" ableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues " and excellences of all times and all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Wight Duff - 1900 - 318 страници
...his imaginary college. But the truth is, that the we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...mankind, and with those examples which may be said to 5 embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1901 - 206 страници
...the frequent business of the human mind. Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite...perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only bv chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are... | |
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