The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of LogicDeare, 1813 - 352 páginas |
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... means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By act- ing without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become in- 10 INTRODUCTION .
... means for it . Our mistakes in judgment may plunge us into much folly and guilt in practice . By act- ing without thought or reason , we dishonour the God that made us reasonable creatures , we often become in- 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... mean opinion of your own attainments , and may thereby be animated with new zeal , to equal them as far as possible , or to exceed : thus let your diligence be quickened by a generous and laudable emulation . If Vanillus had never met ...
... mean opinion of your own attainments , and may thereby be animated with new zeal , to equal them as far as possible , or to exceed : thus let your diligence be quickened by a generous and laudable emulation . If Vanillus had never met ...
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... means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things , and these are observation , reading , instruction by lectures , conversation and meditation ; which last in a most pecu- liar manner is called study . Let us ...
... means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things , and these are observation , reading , instruction by lectures , conversation and meditation ; which last in a most pecu- liar manner is called study . Let us ...
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... means by sensation and reflection . When we are searching out the nature or properties of any being , by various methods of trials , or when we apply some active powers or set some causes at work , to observe what effects they would ...
... means by sensation and reflection . When we are searching out the nature or properties of any being , by various methods of trials , or when we apply some active powers or set some causes at work , to observe what effects they would ...
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... by sensible means , which cannot be done so well by mere reading , even though we should have the same figures lying in a book before our eyes . A living teacher therefore is a most necessary IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . 39.
... by sensible means , which cannot be done so well by mere reading , even though we should have the same figures lying in a book before our eyes . A living teacher therefore is a most necessary IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . 39.
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Página 237 - Sounds which address the ear are lost and die In one short hour; but that which strikes the eye Lives long upon the mind; the faithful sight Engraves the knowledge with a beam of light.
Página 193 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, H|l ft" Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Página 331 - To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of fiends; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
Página 122 - Take heed of affecting always to shine in company above the rest, and to display the riches of your own understanding or your oratory, as though you would render yourself admirable to all that are present. This is seldom well taken in polite company; much less should you use such forms of speech as should insinuate the ignorance or dulness of those with whom you converse.
Página 55 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.
Página 118 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Página 13 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Página 9 - No man is obliged to learn and know every thing ; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible : yet all persons are under some obligation to improve their own understanding; otherwise it will be a barren desert, or a forest overgrown with weeds and brambles. Universal ignorance or infinite errors will overspread the mind, which is utterly neglected, and lies without any cultivation.
Página 115 - ... so much from your sentiments, for you yourself are very desirous to be heard with patience by others who differ from you. Let not your thoughts be active and busy all the while to find out something to contradict, and by what means to oppose the speaker, especially in matters which are not brought to an issue. This is a frequent and unhappy temper and practice. You should rather be intent and solicitous to take up the mind and meaning of the speaker, zealous...