Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think. From the 8th London EdLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 267 pages |
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Page ii
... knowledge . Where I am ignorant , and know that I am so , I am silent . That Grecian gave a better reason for his taci- turnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the purpose I could not say ; and ...
... knowledge . Where I am ignorant , and know that I am so , I am silent . That Grecian gave a better reason for his taci- turnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the purpose I could not say ; and ...
Page v
... Knowledge indeed is as necessary as light , and in this coming age most fairly promises to he as common as water , and as free as air . But as it has been wisely ordained , that light should have no colour , water no taste , and air no ...
... Knowledge indeed is as necessary as light , and in this coming age most fairly promises to he as common as water , and as free as air . But as it has been wisely ordained , that light should have no colour , water no taste , and air no ...
Page ix
... knowledge , which the lens effects for the sun - beam , when it con- denses its brightness , in order to increase its force . How far the following efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to determine : to know is ...
... knowledge , which the lens effects for the sun - beam , when it con- denses its brightness , in order to increase its force . How far the following efforts will stand the test of this criterion , is not for me to determine : to know is ...
Page x
... knowledge is but as the rivulet , our ignorance as the sea . On points of the highest interest , the moment we quit the light of.revelation , we shall find that Platonism itself is intimately connected with Pyrronism , and the deepest ...
... knowledge is but as the rivulet , our ignorance as the sea . On points of the highest interest , the moment we quit the light of.revelation , we shall find that Platonism itself is intimately connected with Pyrronism , and the deepest ...
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... knowledge , and takes from him the least time . That short period of a short existence , which is rationally em- ployed , is that which alone deserves the name of life ; and that portion of our life is most rationally employed , which ...
... knowledge , and takes from him the least time . That short period of a short existence , which is rationally em- ployed , is that which alone deserves the name of life ; and that portion of our life is most rationally employed , which ...
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