 There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion ; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the...  The Spectator ... - Seite 2731803Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1800 - 490 Seiten
...learning is but pedantry, wit impertinence, generosity profusion, courage fool-hardiness, and even virtue itself looks like weakness : .the best parts...qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active only to his own prejudice. Discretion is the wisdom of governing ourselves ; it is the ability of directing... | |
 | 1800 - 498 Seiten
...learning is but pedantry, wit impertinence, generosity profusion, courage fool-hardiness, and even virtue itself looks like weakness : the best parts...only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and.adtwe only to his own prejudice. Discretion is the wisdom of governing ourselves 4 it is the ability... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 Seiten
...in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is pos;«;&edof them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and •wit...impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness: the beat parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly ifl errors, and active to his own prejudice. - pf... | |
 | 1803 - 402 Seiten
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it learning is pedantry,...but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 Seiten
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...make a man the master of his own parts, but of other mens. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...errors, and active to his own prejudice. 5. Nor c!o«s discretion only make a man the master of hii own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, .and knows how to »ppty them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 296 Seiten
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...but of other men's. The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 Seiten
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...looks like weakness; the best parts only qualify a iinm to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion only make... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1810 - 488 Seiten
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. " Discretion is a very different thing from cunning; cunning is only an accomplishment of little, mean,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 Seiten
...sets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them 'to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The disereet man... | |
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