 | Bernard Mandeville - 1728 - Počet stránok 524
...and People eafie under the meaneft Circumftances, it is requifite that great numbers of them fhpuld be Ignorant as well as Poor. Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our Defires, and the fewer things a Man wifhes for, the more eafily his Neceflities may be fupph/d. The... | |
 | Bernard Mandeville - 1806 - Počet stránok 570
...happy, and people eafy under the meaneft circumuances, it is requifite that great numbers of them fhould be ignorant, as well as poor. Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our defires, and the fewer things a man wifhes for, the more eafily his neceffities may be lupplied. The... | |
 | 1810 - Počet stránok 522
...people eafy, under the ' meaneft circumftances, it is requifite that great numbers of them. ' fhould be ignorant, as well as poor. Knowledge both enlarges * and multiplies our defms; and the fewer things a man wifhes ' for, the more eafily his nectfliries may be fupplied. '... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1811 - Počet stránok 456
...possible means, the stock of poor people, this licentious writer proceeds: " To make society happy, and people easy, under the meanest circumstances,...the more easily his necessities may be supplied."* Now, were it пot trifling with our readers to answer such positions, we might observe in passing,... | |
 | 1812 - Počet stránok 470
...possible means, the siock of poor people, this licentious writer proceeds: "To make society happy, and people easy, under the meanest circumstances,...the more easily his necessities may be supplied."* Now, were it not trifling with our readers to answer such positions, we might observe in passing, that... | |
 | Thomas R. Joliffe - 1822 - Počet stránok 534
...there could be no enjoyment, and no product of any country could be valuable. To make the society happy and people easy under the meanest circumstances, it...therefore of every state and kingdom, require that the hnowledge of the worhing poor should be confined within the verge of their occupations, and never extended... | |
 | 1840 - Počet stránok 456
...bodies to work for others and theinselves besides. — If no body did want, no body would work. — Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our desires and the fewer things a man wishes for, the inore easily bis necessities may be supply'd. — A servant can have no unfeign'd respect for his master... | |
 | Johann Eduard Erdmann - 1840 - Počet stránok 460
...bodies to work for others and themselves besides. — If no body did want, no body would work. — Knowledge both enlarges and multiplies our desires...wishes for, the more easily his necessities may be supply'd. — A servant .can have no unfeign'd respect for his master as soon as he has sense enough... | |
 | 1846 - Počet stránok 502
...educated above his condition. I heartily agree with honest old Mandeville — " To make society happy, and people easy, under the meanest circumstances,...numbers of them should be ignorant as well as poor." Can you answer that, sir? In a state where the democratic element so greatly prevails, ignorance is... | |
 | Edward Nichols Dennys - 1871 - Počet stránok 408
...was the opinion of Bernard Mandeville a hundred and fifty years ago that, " To make Society happy, and people easy under the meanest circumstances, it...numbers of them should be ignorant as well as poor." In spirit at least, if not in candour, we have many Mandevilles amongst us yet. Nor does this Selfishness... | |
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To make the Society happy and People easy under the meanest Circumstances, it is requisite that great Numbers of them should be Ignorant as well as Poor. 
