 Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse with intellectual nature is necessary ; our speculations upon matter are voluntary,...  The United States Literary Gazette - Page 4401824Full view - About this book
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...* Life of Milton. kind, will admit of little doubt. " We are perpetually moralists," says Johnson, "we are geometricians < only by chance. Our intercourse...learning is of such rare emergence, that one may know ano- ] skill in hydrostatics, or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pages
...Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears, r Those authors,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...Justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, bat we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...life, without being able to estimate his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors,... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know " another half his life, without being able...but his " moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors therefore are to be read at " schools, that supply most axioms of prudence,... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...matter " are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge " is of such rare emergence, that one man may know " another half his life, without being able...but his "moral and prudential character immediately ap" pears. Those authors therefore are to be read at " schools, that supply most axioms of prudence,... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 570 pages
...knowledge of his art is to the artificer. An excellent writer observes, we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...speculations upon matter are voluntary and at leisure. Physical knowledge is of such rare emergence, that one man may know another hall his life, without... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Physiological learning- is of so rare emergence, thai one may know another half his life, without being...character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, sire to be read at schools, that supply most axioms, most principles of moral truth, and most materials... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 pages
...justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools* that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and... | |
 | Boston Latin School (Mass.) - 1820 - 378 pages
...justice are virtues and excellencies of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools, that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 pages
...justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourse...character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools* that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and... | |
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