Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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Page iv
... knowledge . Where I am ignorant , and know that I am so , I am silent . That Grecian gave a better reason for his taciturnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the pur- pose 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 taciturnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the pur- pose I could not say ; and ...
Page vii
... Knowledge indeed is as necessary as light , and in this coming age most fairly promises to be 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 be 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 ...
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... and which effects that for knowledge which the lens effects for the sun- beam , when it condenses its brightness , in or- der to increase its force . How far the follow- ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , X PREFACE .
... and which effects that for knowledge which the lens effects for the sun- beam , when it condenses its brightness , in or- der to increase its force . How far the follow- ing efforts will stand the test of this criterion , X PREFACE .
Page xii
... 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 Pyrron- ism , 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 Pyrron- ism , and the deepest ...
Page xiii
... knowledge , and takes from him the least time . That short period of a short existence , which is rationally employed , is that which alone de- serves 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 employed , is that which alone de- serves the name of life ; and that portion of our life is most rationally employed , which ...
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