There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion ; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the... The Spectator ... - الصفحة 2731803عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 258
...sets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue itself Iboks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1827 - عدد الصفحات: 262
...pedantry', and witimpertinence'; virtue itself lookslike weakness' ; the best parts only qualifyaman to be. more sprightly in errors', and active to his own prejudice'. 4 Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts', but of other men's*. The discreet... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 262
...them to the advantage of the person who is possessed nf them . Without it . learning is nedantrv , and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness...sprightly in errors , and active to his own prejudice . 4. Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts , but of other men's . The discreet... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 252
...blind; endued with an irresistible force, which, tbi want of sight, is of no use to him . pertinence; virtue itself looks like weakness; the best parts...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. 6. At the same time that I think discretion the most useful talent a man can be master of, I look upon... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness ; the best • Eccles. vi. 9 ; xxvij. 17. parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active... | |
| John Timbs - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 354
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice.— MuKsan. MXVIII. He is a parricide to his mother's name, And with an impious hand murthers her fame,... | |
| Charles Buck - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 614
...which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. "Discretion is a very different thing from cunning: cunning is only an accomplishment of little, mean,... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 216
...sets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his oyvn prejudice. 4. Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's.... | |
| Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 318
...their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of (hem. Without 'it, learning is pedantry/ and wit impertinence...best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errours, and active to his own prejudice. 6. Discretion does not only make a man the master o. his... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 244
...sets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is...best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errours, and active to his own prejudice. divisions of men, we may observe, that it is the discreet... | |
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