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 - 第 242 頁1803完整檢視 - 關於此書
| Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 頁
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...after our immediate; interest and welfare. Discretion b only found in men of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is often to be met with in brutes... | |
| Charles Buck - 1815 - 546 頁
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable ef bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 頁
...of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plfiin njpn. Discretion is -the perfection of reason ; and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cuuuing is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1815 - 262 頁
...which he might have done, had hs parted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection i'f 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 iniereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1816 - 328 頁
...man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, hail he passed only fora plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning ia often to be met with in brutes themselves ,' and in persona who are but... | |
| Elizabeth Thomas - 1816 - 286 頁
...mind, but there is none to useful as discretion. It is this, indeed, which gives value to all the rest. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us, in all the duties of life. SPECTATOR. THE conduct of the unfortunate Eleanor had been long the theme of conversation, amongst... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1817 - 290 頁
...force, and •lakes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which lie might have done bad he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason ; and a guide to (is in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of instinct, that «nly looks out after our immediate... | |
| Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 頁
...of bringing about even those events which he might have dune, bad he passed only fur a plain ma«, Discretion is the perfection/ of reason ; and a guide to us in all the duties <<f life : cunning is a kind of instinct,8 that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare.... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 頁
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves ; and in persons who are but... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 頁
...force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, h id he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the...reason ; and a guide to us in all the duties of life: canning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion... | |
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