 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1778 - 346 pages
...by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I ihall repeat it too often. You muft have no: dependence on your own genius. If .you have great talents, induftry will improve them : if you have but moderate abilities, induftcy will fupply their deficiency.... | |
 | John Dougall - 1815 - 514 pages
...ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that Í shall repent it too often. You must have no dépendance on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them : if you have moderate abilities, industry will in a great measure supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to... | |
 | Alexander Jamleson - 1821 - 456 pages
..." in which I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid, that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...great talents, industry will improve them: if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour;... | |
 | L. Murray - 1821 - 620 pages
...•' in \\hich I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must •have no dependence...talents, industry will improve them ; if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour... | |
 | 1822 - 474 pages
...cannot do better than recommend Sir Joshua Key nolds's oft repeated injunction, in his own words; viz. " You must have no dependence on your own genius. If...will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well directed labour: nothing is to be obtained without it. Not to enter into metaphysical discussions... | |
 | John Imison - 1822 - 488 pages
..." in which I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...great talents industry will improve them : if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour;... | |
 | 1833 - 438 pages
...Reynolds, in which I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...their deficiency. Nothing is denied to welldirected labor; nothing is to be obtained without it. CITY OF QUEBEC. Quebec, the capital of Lower Canada, is... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pages
...however, in which I shall only be opposed by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labor ; nothing is to be obtained without it.—Sir Joshua Reynolds. PLATO entertained some of his... | |
 | John Gould - 1835 - 430 pages
..." in which I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...talents, industry will improve them ; if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well-directed labour... | |
 | John Gould - 1838 - 432 pages
..." in which I shall be opposed only by the vain, the ignorant, and the idle. I am not afraid that I shall repeat it too often. You must have no dependence...talents, industry will improve them ; if you have moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficicncy. Nothing is denicd to well-directed labour... | |
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You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency. Nothing is denied to well directed labour: nothing is to be obtained without... 
