 As we advance in years, and as our animal powers lose their activity and vigour, we gradually aim at extending our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station, or by the still more flattering superiority of intellectual endowments,...  Outlines of Moral Philosophy - Page 85by Dugald Stewart - 1818 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 528 pages
...feats, and the exertion of muscular strength, gradually aims, as he arrives at manhood, at extending his influence over others, by the superiority of fortune...superiority of intellectual endowments ; — by the force of his understanding ; by the extent of his information ; by the arts of persuasion, or accomplishments... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 558 pages
...feats, and the exertion of muscular strength, gradually aims, as he arrives at manhood, at extending his influence over others, by the superiority of fortune...superiority of intellectual endowments ; — by the force of his understanding ; by the extent of his information ; by the arts of persuasion, or accomplishments... | |
 | 1826 - 606 pages
...feats, and the exertion of muscular strength, gradually aims, as he arrives at manhood, at extending bis influence over others, by the superiority of fortune...superiority of intellectual endowments ;—by the force of his understanding ; by the extent of his information ; by the arts of persuasion, or accomplishments... | |
 | 1826 - 608 pages
...gradually aims, as he arrives at manhood, at extending his influence over others, by the superiority •f fortune and of situation, or by the still more flattering...superiority of intellectual endowments ; — by the force of his understanding ; by the extent of his information ; by the arts of persuasion, or accomplishments... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 654 pages
...descendere monte leouem." As we advance in years, and as our animal powers lose their activity and vigor, we gradually aim at extending our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station, or by the still more flattering superiority of intellectual endowments, by the force of our... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 662 pages
...illos : Spumantemque dari pecora inter inertia votis Optat aprum, aut fulvum descendere monte leonem." As we advance in years, and as our animal powers lose their activity and vigor, we gradually aim at extending our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station,... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1831 - 544 pages
...; " Spumantemque dari pecora inter inertia votis " Optat aprum, aut fulvum descendere monte leonem. "As we advance in years, and as our animal powers...influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station, or by the still more flattering superiority of intellectual endowments, by the force of our... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1832 - 610 pages
...our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station, or by the still more flatering superiority of intellectual endowments, -by the force...address. What but the idea of power pleases the orator in managing the reins of an assembled multitude, when he silences the reason of others by superior ingenuity,... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1832 - 622 pages
...our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station, or by the still more flatering superiority of intellectual endowments, by the force...of persuasion, or the accomplishments of address. Wha: but the idea of power pleases the orator in managing the reins of an assembled multitude, when... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1837 - 510 pages
...; "Spumantemque dari pecora inter inertia votis "Optat aprum, aut fulvum descendere monte leonero. "As we advance in years, and as our animal powers lose their activity and vigor,we gradually aim at extending our influence over others by the superiority of fortune and station,... | |
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