The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of LogicDeare, 1813 - 352 من الصفحات |
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... with proper means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By act- ing without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become in- 10 INTRODUCTION .
... with proper means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By act- ing without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become in- 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... by admitting conviction , he should expose himself to the necessity of confessing his former folly and mistake ; and he has not humility enough for that . 2. A dogmatical spirit naturally leads us to arrogance of IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
... by admitting conviction , he should expose himself to the necessity of confessing his former folly and mistake ; and he has not humility enough for that . 2. A dogmatical spirit naturally leads us to arrogance of IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
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... folly or vice be represented in its open colours , or its secret disguises , let us search our hearts , and review our lives , and enquire how far we are criminal ; nor should we ever think we have done with the treatise till we feel ...
... folly or vice be represented in its open colours , or its secret disguises , let us search our hearts , and review our lives , and enquire how far we are criminal ; nor should we ever think we have done with the treatise till we feel ...
الصفحة 74
... folly and weakness of trifling instead of ar- guing , does not happen to fall only to the share of chris- tian writers : there are some who have taken the pen in hand to support the deistical or antichristian scheme of our days , who ...
... folly and weakness of trifling instead of ar- guing , does not happen to fall only to the share of chris- tian writers : there are some who have taken the pen in hand to support the deistical or antichristian scheme of our days , who ...
الصفحة 79
... folly ; for there is never a one of them would find their own name in these characters if they read them , though all their acquaintance would acknowledge the features_immediately , and see the persons almost alive in the picture . VIII ...
... folly ; for there is never a one of them would find their own name in these characters if they read them , though all their acquaintance would acknowledge the features_immediately , and see the persons almost alive in the picture . VIII ...
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الصفحة 237 - Sounds which address the ear are lost and die In one short hour; but that which strikes the eye Lives long upon the mind; the faithful sight Engraves the knowledge with a beam of light.
الصفحة 193 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, H|l ft" Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
الصفحة 331 - To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of fiends; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
الصفحة 122 - Take heed of affecting always to shine in company above the rest, and to display the riches of your own understanding or your oratory, as though you would render yourself admirable to all that are present. This is seldom well taken in polite company; much less should you use such forms of speech as should insinuate the ignorance or dulness of those with whom you converse.
الصفحة 55 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.
الصفحة 118 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
الصفحة 13 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
الصفحة 9 - No man is obliged to learn and know every thing ; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible : yet all persons are under some obligation to improve their own understanding; otherwise it will be a barren desert, or a forest overgrown with weeds and brambles. Universal ignorance or infinite errors will overspread the mind, which is utterly neglected, and lies without any cultivation.
الصفحة 115 - ... so much from your sentiments, for you yourself are very desirous to be heard with patience by others who differ from you. Let not your thoughts be active and busy all the while to find out something to contradict, and by what means to oppose the speaker, especially in matters which are not brought to an issue. This is a frequent and unhappy temper and practice. You should rather be intent and solicitous to take up the mind and meaning of the speaker, zealous...