Whether we provide for action or conversation, whether we wish to be useful or pleasing, the first requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which... Essays on Educational Reformers - Pągina 305per Robert Hebert Quick - 1874 - 331 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 302 pągines
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pągines
...Whether we provide for anión or converfation, whether we wiih to be nfeful or pleafing, the firit requisite is the religious and moral knowledge of...right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with ihofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| 1780 - 596 pągines
...provide for aflion or converfation, whether we wifli to be ufeful or pleating, the fir it requifue is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pągines
...we provide for aclion or converfation, whether we wim to be afeful or pleating, the full requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pągines
...provide for action, or converfation ; whether we wifh to be ufeful, or pleafing; the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong. The next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples, which may beftud to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pągines
...may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events the reafonablenefs of opinions. Prudence and Juftice are virtues, and excellences, of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralifls, but we are geometricians only by chance. Our intercourfe with intelle&ual nature is neceflary... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1785 - 360 pągines
...to accomplifh the ingenious pupil in thefe delightful to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifue is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pągines
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pągines
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the hiftory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pągines
...we provide for action or converfation, whether we wifh to be ufeful or pleafing, the firft requifite is the religious and moral knowledge of right and wrong; the next is an acquaintance with the hiflory of mankind, and with thofe examples which may be faid to embody truth, and prove by events... | |
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