 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1753 - 550 pages
...difcovers no" thing. He who difcovers no<c thing, is blind, and will re" main fo. If you find no reafon to doubt concerning the opinions of your fathers, keep to them, they will be fuffi'* cient for you. If you find " any reafon to doubt concern" ing them, feek the truth " quietly,... | |
 | John Leland - 1755 - 698 pages
...maxims of the Soitfys, a fet of philofophers in Terjia : One of which is — " If you find no reafon to doubt concerning " the opinions of your fathers, keep to them, " they will be fufficient for you. If you h"u>l " any reafon to doubt concerning them, feek " the truth quietly, but... | |
 | John Leland - 1764 - 426 pages
...the maxims of tha Soufys, a fecl of phi'ofophers in Perjia : One of which is " If you find no reafon to doubt concerning the opinions of " your fathers, keep to them, they will be fufficient for you. " If you find any reafon to doubt concerning them, feek the ** truth quietly, but... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 464 pages
...judgment. Doubt is, unquestionably, a powerful key to knowledge. He, who never doubts, nerer examines. He who never examines, discovers nothing. He, who discovers nothing, is blind, or at least relatively in the dark, and will remain so. But, what species of doubt is that which teaches... | |
 | John Leland - 1837 - 784 pages
...mentions with approbation the maxims of the Soufys, a sect of philosophers in Persia; one of \vhirh is : " If you find no reason to doubt concerning the opinions...take care not to disturb the minds of other men." He professeth to proceed by these rules, and blameth some who are called Free-thinkers for imagining,... | |
 | Elizabeth Still Stanhope (countess of Harrington.) - 1875 - 188 pages
...surprised if you had. They were wise, honest Persians, who said — ' If you find no reason to doubt the opinions of your fathers, keep to them, they will...take care not to disturb the minds of other men.' " " Then, Fritz, you think your little sister went to heaven?" Fritz did not answer for a moment, then... | |
 | Algernon de Vivier Tassin - 1923 - 456 pages
...these wise and honest free-thinkers, 'is the key of knowledge. He who never doubts, never examines. He who never examines, discovers nothing. He who discovers...take care not to disturb the minds of other men.' H. SAINT-JOHN, LORD BOLINQBBOKE — Letter to Pope 305. GAINS AND LOSSES OF GROWING UP The regret we... | |
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doubt concerning the opinions of your fathers, " keep to them ; they will be sufficient for you. " If you find any reason to doubt concerning " them, seek the truth quietly ; but take care not " to disturb the minds of other men. 