The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of LogicDeare, 1813 - 352 من الصفحات |
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... teach us the right use of reason in the acquirement and communication of all useful knowledge : though the greatest part of writers on that subject have turned it into a composition of hard words , trifles and subtilties for the mere ...
... teach us the right use of reason in the acquirement and communication of all useful knowledge : though the greatest part of writers on that subject have turned it into a composition of hard words , trifles and subtilties for the mere ...
الصفحة 15
... teach you what a vain thing it is to fancy that you know all things , and will instruct you to think modestly of your present attainments , when ev- ery dust of the earth , and every inch of space , surmounts your understanding , and ...
... teach you what a vain thing it is to fancy that you know all things , and will instruct you to think modestly of your present attainments , when ev- ery dust of the earth , and every inch of space , surmounts your understanding , and ...
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... virtue and to God . 1 I would be glad among a nation of Christians , to find young men heartily engaged in the practice of what this heathen writer teaches . X. Maintain a constant : watch at all times against 22 IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
... virtue and to God . 1 I would be glad among a nation of Christians , to find young men heartily engaged in the practice of what this heathen writer teaches . X. Maintain a constant : watch at all times against 22 IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND .
الصفحة 29
... teach you to lay hold on a clue which may guide your thoughts with safety and ease through all the difficulties of an intricate subject . Think how easily the author of your beings can direct your motions by his providence , so that the ...
... teach you to lay hold on a clue which may guide your thoughts with safety and ease through all the difficulties of an intricate subject . Think how easily the author of your beings can direct your motions by his providence , so that the ...
الصفحة 34
... teacher while the learners attend in silence . This is the way of learning religion from the pulpit , or of philosophy or theology from the professor's chair , or of mathematicks by a teacher shew- ing us various theorems or problems ...
... teacher while the learners attend in silence . This is the way of learning religion from the pulpit , or of philosophy or theology from the professor's chair , or of mathematicks by a teacher shew- ing us various theorems or problems ...
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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...