Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1822 |
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Page 18
... Wisdom , however , and learning , should go hand in hand , they are so beautifully qualified for mutual assistance . But it is better to have wisdom without learning , than learning without wisdom ; just as it is better to be rich ...
... Wisdom , however , and learning , should go hand in hand , they are so beautifully qualified for mutual assistance . But it is better to have wisdom without learning , than learning without wisdom ; just as it is better to be rich ...
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... apparent war of the elements in the natural , are the very means by which wisdom and truth are ultimately established in the one , and peace and harmony in the other . XLIX . GREAT examples to virtue , or to vice 24 MANY THINGS.
... apparent war of the elements in the natural , are the very means by which wisdom and truth are ultimately established in the one , and peace and harmony in the other . XLIX . GREAT examples to virtue , or to vice 24 MANY THINGS.
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... wisdom is nothing more than judgment exercised on the true value of things that are desirable ; but of things in themselves desirable , those are the most so that remain the longest . Let us therefore mark the end of these things , and ...
... wisdom is nothing more than judgment exercised on the true value of things that are desirable ; but of things in themselves desirable , those are the most so that remain the longest . Let us therefore mark the end of these things , and ...
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... wisdom and goodness from which they flow ? What attributes , of a Being so transcendent , may human reason pre- sume to explore ? and , What homage will be most suitable to his im- mensity , and our nothingness ? Is it only for an ...
... wisdom and goodness from which they flow ? What attributes , of a Being so transcendent , may human reason pre- sume to explore ? and , What homage will be most suitable to his im- mensity , and our nothingness ? Is it only for an ...
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... wisdom thanks death for what he takes , and still more for what he brings . Let us then like centinels be ready because we are uncertain , and calm because we are prepared . There is nothing formidable about death but the conse- quences ...
... wisdom thanks death for what he takes , and still more for what he brings . Let us then like centinels be ready because we are uncertain , and calm because we are prepared . There is nothing formidable about death but the conse- quences ...
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