| Mary Midgley - 2005 - 428 Seiten
...imprudent. Locke, for instance, wrote that We shall not have much reason to complain of the narrowness of our minds, if we will but employ them about what may be of use to us; for of that they are very capable ... It will be no excuse for an idle and untoward servant,... | |
| Joel Faflak - 2009 - 336 Seiten
...careful to limit reason and understanding: "We shall not have much Reason to complain of the narrowness of our Minds, if we will but employ them about what may be of use to us; for of that they are very capable."14 Such mental hygiene thus also became essential to... | |
| 1858 - 648 Seiten
...reason to complain of the narrowness of onr mlnda if we employ them about what may bo of use to os, for of that they are very capable ; and it will be an unpardonable as well as a childish peeviahneea If we in, ill-rvalue the advantage of our knowledge, and neglect to improve... | |
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