 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...* Life of Milton. kind, will admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse...learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence und Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually...moral and prudential character immediately appears, r Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools • /that supply most axioms of prudence, most... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, bat we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 570 pages
...useful ; but useful as the knowledge of his art is to the artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall his life, without... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know " another half his life, without being able to estimate " his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his "moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know " another half his life, without being able to estimate " his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his " moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Physiological learning- is of so rare emergence, thai one may know another half his life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pages
...reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and Justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all t placies ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians...and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually...life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually...life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostatics or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors,... | |
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... is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice... 
