 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...capacities A or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, \villmakeknowledgeuseless,*. wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. KND OF THE TENTH VOLUME. Printed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE TENTH VOLUME. JAKE AITKEN, PRINTER. Se.... | |
 | 1802 - 442 pages
...occasioned embarrassments in his domestic affairs ; but he had no friend to remind him " th.*t nothing will supply the want of prudence, and that negligence and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless,' wit ridiculous, and genius contemplible." Dr. Jobnan. At what period of his life Carolan... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE TENTH VOLUME. JANE AITKEN, TRINTER, .--c.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 542 pages
...talents, and adding another testimony to the truth of Dr, Johnson's observation, " that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...and irregularity long Continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." 1 » E»rop. Mag. 1797.—NichpU's Poems, YOl. VII.... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, that nothing can supply the want of prudence ; and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." CARTER, Elizabeth,—ihe learned translator of Epictetus,... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 pages
...those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, that nothing can supply the want of prudence ; and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." P2 CARTER, Elizabeth,—the learned translator of... | |
 | John Corry, John Evans - 1816 - 490 pages
...capacities or attainments will not justify a disregard of the common maxims of life ; that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." i 55 At no great distance from the ancient gate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of* life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless^ wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF ME TENTH VOLUME. Printed by A. Strahsn, New... | |
 | John Corry - 1816 - 488 pages
...capacities or attainments will not justify a disregard of the common maxims of life; that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." 55 At no great distance from the ancient gate was... | |
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... nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 
