 | 1841 - 435 páginas
...none so useful as discretion. It is this which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work, and turns them to the advantage of the person who...Without it, learning is pedantry and wit impertinence ; nay, virtue itself often looks like weakness. Discretion not only shows itself in words, but in all... | |
 | 1841 - 436 páginas
...many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion. It is this which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1842 - 262 páginas
...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...qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active tc his own prejudice. 4 Discretion does not only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 páginas
...is none so useful as discretion; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the rest, which set* aiid active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion only make a man the master of his own parts,... | |
 | Ruling passion - 1845 - 1156 páginas
...many shining qualities in the mind of man, but theri are none BO useful as discretion ; it is that, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest, which...their proper times and places, and turns them to the adTantage of the person who is possessed of them ; — without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence... | |
 | Materials - 1846 - 478 páginas
...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,...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... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 páginas
...are many more shming 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...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion only make a man the master of his own parts, but of other men's. The discreet man... | |
 | William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald De Ros (23d baron) - 1851 - 594 páginas
...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...sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. Nor does discretion give a man the mastery and advantage of his own talents alone. The discreet man... | |
 | Richard James Morrison - 1851 - 72 páginas
...many more shining qualities in the mind of man, Imt there is none more useful than discretion ; it is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest,...impertinence, virtue itself looks like weakness ; the best rarts only qualify a man to ]*' more sprightly in bis errors arid active to his own prejudice." the... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1851 - 888 páginas
...Spect. "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 uud places, and turns them to the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it, learning... | |
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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... 
