 Without hands a man might have feet, and could still walk : but, consider it, — without morality, intellect were impossible for him ; a thoroughly immoral man could not know anything at all ! To know a thing, what we can call knowing, a man must first...  WORKS. - Pàgina 99per Thomas Carlyle - 1840Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1846 - 490 pàgines
...the word he utters, in the opinion he has formed, no less than in the stroke he strikes. He is one ; and preaches the same Self abroad in all these ways....hands a man might have feet, and could still walk : hut, consider it, — without morality, intellect were impossible for him ; a thoroughly immoral... | |
 | 1846 - 708 pàgines
..." with the attribute of perfect " morality," our author enunciates the following daring fallacy : " Without hands, a man might have feet, and could still walk ; but without morality, intellect were impossible for him, he could not know anything at all. To know a thing,... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1849 - 260 pàgines
...the word he utters, in the opinion he has formed, no less than in the stroke he strikes. He is one ; and preaches the same Self abroad in all these ways....might have feet, and could still walk: but, consider it,—without morality, intellect were impossible for him ; a thoroughly immoral man could not know... | |
 | 1849 - 1428 pàgines
...deficient in heart ; that he may be excessively great, without being at the same time excessively good. " Without hands a man might have feet, and could still...without morality, intellect were impossible for him, he could not know anything at all." By this we understand our lecturer to mean that, while the body... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1857 - 238 pàgines
...these ways. Without hands a man might have feet, and could still walk: tut, consider it,—without morality, intellect were impossible for him; a thoroughly...can call knowing, a man must first love the thing, sympathize with it: that is, be virtuously related to it. If he have not the justice to put down his... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1859 - 222 pàgines
...the word he utters, in the opinion he has formed, no less than in the stroke he strikes. He is one ; and preaches the same Self abroad in all these ways....can call knowing, a man must first love the thing, sympathize with it : that is, be virtuously related to it. If he have not the justice to put down his... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1864 - 516 pàgines
...divin*. » En langage plus simple, cela signifie que tout objet, animé ou inanimé, est doué 1 . To know a thing, what we can call knowing, a man must firstloue the thing, sympathize with it. (Onlleroes, p. 167.) 2. Fantasy is the organ of the Godlike... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1866 - 232 pàgines
...the word he utters, in the opinion he has formed. no less than in the stroke he strikes. He is one ; and preaches the same Self abroad in all these ways....thing, what we can call knowing, a man must first lovt the thing. sympathize with it : that is. be virtuously related to it. If he have not the justice... | |
 | 1866 - 516 pàgines
...intellect were impossible to him : " a thoroughly immoral man could not know anything at all." For, to know a thing, what we can call knowing, a man must first, Mr. Carlyle urges, love the thing, sympathise with it : that is, " be virtuously related to it. If... | |
 | 1866 - 522 pàgines
...scientific head (having a soul in it) is too noble an organ ?{ Elsewhere the same pen reminds us, that without hands a man might have feet, and could still walk ; but that without morality, intellect were impossible to him : " a thoroughly immoral man could not know... | |
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