 Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare.  Select British Classics - Strana 2421803Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1739 - Počet stránok 336
...which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain Man. Difcretion is the Perfeftion of Reafon, and a Guide to us in all the Duties of Life ; Cunning is a kind of Inftindi, that only looks out after our immediate Intereft and Welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | 1787 - Počet stránok 588
...he might have done, had he palled only for a plaip man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon,and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Cunning is a kind of mlhniit that only look? out after our immediate interelt and welfare. Difcretion is only found in men... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - Počet stránok 642
...which he might have done, had he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfeftion of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinft that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - Počet stránok 610
...which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfeftion of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinfl that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - Počet stránok 434
...he might have done, had he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of rea•fon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning ie a kind of inftinft, that only looks out after our •immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - Počet stránok 408
...he might have done, had he pafsed only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon ; nnd a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | 1800 - Počet stránok 498
...for bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain nun. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide...cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is a proof of strong sense and good understanding ; but... | |
 | 1800 - Počet stránok 490
...detedied, loses its force, and incapacitates a man for bringing about cyeu those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the periefiion of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning is a kind of instinct,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - Počet stránok 338
...which he might have done, had' he parled only for a plain man. Difcretion is a perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate imere.it and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - Počet stránok 278
...loses it* force, and makes a. man incapable of bringing a-bout even those events which Ire -might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...in all the duties of life : cunning is a. kind of insjiuct that only looks out after our immediate interest and Welfare-. -' ,9. Discretion is only'... | |
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