 | 1755 - 768 pages
...naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as is possible for a human creature to become. The torpor...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, ' and generally becomes stupid and ignorant. The torpor of his ' mind renders him not only incapable of relishing or bearing ' part in rational conversation, but of conceiving any generous ' or lender sentiment, and consequently... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - 1822 - 524 pages
...removing difficulties, which . never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exercise, and becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for...relishing or bearing a part in any rational conversation, * Balmauno's Introduction to Jones' Law of Bailments. but of conceiving any generous, noble, or tender... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1831 - 282 pages
...expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
 | 1832 - 952 pages
...losi:.«, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it iu possible for a human creature to become. The torpor of his mind renders him not only incapable of judging ; and unless very particular paina have been taken to lender him otherwise, he is equally incapable... | |
 | 1832 - 572 pages
...expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...as it is possible for a human creature to become. . . . His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense... | |
 | 1833 - 414 pages
...naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as is possible for a human creature to become. The torpor...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 pages
...expedients/or removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
 | 1840 - 130 pages
...in finding out expedients, for removing difficulties which never occur, he loses the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgement concerning many of even the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1847 - 348 pages
...expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private life.... | |
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... has no occasion to exert his understanding or to exercise his invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant... 
