A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... wisdom . He is a wise man who pursues his best interest by the most probable means , while negligence , or gross and absurd mistakes , have the denomina- tion of folly ; with various epithets annexed , ac- cording to the degrees of ...
... wisdom . He is a wise man who pursues his best interest by the most probable means , while negligence , or gross and absurd mistakes , have the denomina- tion of folly ; with various epithets annexed , ac- cording to the degrees of ...
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... wisdom to contemplate good , which is al- ways a pleasant contemplation . Discontent has the folly to ruminate upon evil , which is always unpleasant . Contentment stands at a distance from the irritations of envy and repining . It en ...
... wisdom to contemplate good , which is al- ways a pleasant contemplation . Discontent has the folly to ruminate upon evil , which is always unpleasant . Contentment stands at a distance from the irritations of envy and repining . It en ...
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... Wisdom is the result of much mental exertion , to discover , and judiciously to employ , the most proper means to accomplish some useful purpose ; and although neither knowledge nor wisdom are , in the present day , placed among the ...
... Wisdom is the result of much mental exertion , to discover , and judiciously to employ , the most proper means to accomplish some useful purpose ; and although neither knowledge nor wisdom are , in the present day , placed among the ...
Page 115
... wisdom , is still more commendable , as its object is to pro- duce those effects , which alone can give impor- tance to knowledge . The improper use of know- ledge is folly ; because it is wasting a valuable treasure to injurious or ...
... wisdom , is still more commendable , as its object is to pro- duce those effects , which alone can give impor- tance to knowledge . The improper use of know- ledge is folly ; because it is wasting a valuable treasure to injurious or ...
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... - rious offences committed against the state ; or they may palliate crimes upon the plea of neces- şity or expediency ; but divine wisdom discovers y no expediency in vice ; nor admits of the ON MORAL OBLIGATION . 137.
... - rious offences committed against the state ; or they may palliate crimes upon the plea of neces- şity or expediency ; but divine wisdom discovers y no expediency in vice ; nor admits of the ON MORAL OBLIGATION . 137.
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