 There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion ; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the...  The Spectator ... - Strana 2731803Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1800 - Počet stránok 490
...learning is but pedantry, wit impertinence, generosity profusion, courage fool-hardiness, and even virtue itself looks like weakness : .the best parts...qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active only to his own prejudice. Discretion is the wisdom of governing ourselves ; it is the ability of directing... | |
 | 1800 - Počet stránok 498
...learning is but pedantry, wit impertinence, generosity profusion, courage fool-hardiness, and even virtue itself looks like weakness : the best parts...only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and.adtwe only to his own prejudice. Discretion is the wisdom of governing ourselves 4 it is the ability... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - Počet stránok 278
...in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is pos;«;&edof them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and •wit...impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness: the beat parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly ifl errors, and active to his own prejudice. - pf... | |
 | 1803 - Počet stránok 402
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it learning is pedantry,...but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - Počet stránok 578
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...make a man the master of his own parts, but of other mens. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - Počet stránok 254
...errors, and active to his own prejudice. 5. Nor c!o«s discretion only make a man the master of hii own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, .and knows how to »ppty them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 296
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - Počet stránok 294
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...looks like weakness; the best parts only qualify a iinm to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion only make... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - Počet stránok 488
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. " Discretion is a very different thing from cunning; cunning is only an accomplishment of little, mean,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - Počet stránok 262
...sets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them 'to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The disereet man... | |
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