 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...  The Saturday Magazine - Side 2251835Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - 1826 - 314 sider
...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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 sider
...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 ot the person who is possessed of them. — Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 268 sider
...is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itself lookt like weakness ;-the best parts only qualify -a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. * Discretion does not only make a man the master of his owft... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 286 sider
...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 th»m !o the advantage of the person who is possessed of them. Without it,learning is pedantry,and... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 sider
...but there are 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...best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active to his own prejudice. — Spectator. CONQUEROR. — It is in your power always to... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 308 sider
...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...wit impertinence; virtue itself looks like weakness; and best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in crrours, and active to his own prejudice.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 258 sider
...there ^is none so useful as discretion. It is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest ; winch sets them at work in their proper times and places...learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue itself Iboks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a man to be more sprightly in errors, and active... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 sider
...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...of them*. Without it', learning is pedantry', and witimpertinence'; virtue itself lookslike weakness' ; the best parts only qualifyaman to be. more sprightly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 276 sider
...but there is none so u.seful as discretion. It is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest; which sets them at work in their proper times and...who is possessed of them. Without it, learning is pedan^ry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness ; the best parts only qualify a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 sider
...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...advantage of the person who is possessed of them. With, out it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks like weakness ; the... | |
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