 | Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 páginas
...learning is but pedantry, wit impertinence, generosity profusion, courage fool-hardiness, and even virtue itself looks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in his errors, and active only to his own prejudice. Discretion is the wisdom of governing ourselves ;... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 278 páginas
...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,...only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion only make a man the master of his own parts,.... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1823 - 614 páginas
...it is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest ; which sets them at work in their pro per times and places, and turns them to the advantage...only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. " Discretion is a very different thing from cunning : cunning is only... | |
 | 1823 - 896 páginas
...is none so useful as discretion; ¡t is this indeed that gives a value to all the rest, which set* them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage ot the person who is possessed of them. Without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1824 - 628 páginas
...there is none so useful as discretion : it is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest; which Wit! -.out it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness: the... | |
 | 1824 - 348 páginas
...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 person who is possesed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit, impertinence ; virtue itself looks like... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1825 - 270 páginas
...value to all the rest ; which sets theni at work in their proper times and places ; and turns then) to the advantage of the person who is possessed of...looks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a rnai> to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Discretion does not only make... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 páginas
...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;...to the advantage of the person who is possessed of Ihem. Without It, learning is pedantry/ and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 224 páginas
...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...weakness ; the best parts only qualify a man to be moi* sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. . 4. Discretion does not only make a man... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 páginas
...which gives a value to all the rest ; which sets them at work in their proper times and places ; aad turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed...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 of his... | |
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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... 
