 Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives from the path which our own heart approves, to give way to...  The Rambler - Seite 263von Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1752 - 196 Seiten
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence, in a falfe appearance of excellence ; and proceeds, not from...can be fuitable to the dignity of the human mind. To permit ourfelves to be driven by external motives from the way which our own heart approves; to give... | |
 | 1773 - 394 Seiten
...acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not fromconfcioufnefs of our aitainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing «>hich reafon condemns can be iuiublfrto the. dignity of; tlie human mind. To be driven by external... | |
 | 1776 - 632 Seiten
...appearance of excellence, and .proceed snot from confcipufncfs of our attainments, but jr. fallibility of our wants. . Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which re^.fon condemns, can be fuitableto the dignity of the humaa mind. . To be driven by external motives... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 Seiten
...all Pride is abjed and mean. " It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cow" ardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance *' of excellence, and proceeds not from ** confcioufnefs of our attainments, but in" fenfibility of our wants." How refpe&able then muft be that virtue, which is the reverfe of fo... | |
 | 1785 - 596 Seiten
...all pride is ' abjeft and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquicfccnce in iifalfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...be driven by external motives from the path which o\ir own heart approves, to give way to any thing but conviftion, to buffer the opinion of others to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 Seiten
...all pride is ' abjefl and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a faUe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...attainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing cnn be gi'eat which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemn* can he fuitable to the dignity of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 Seiten
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but inlenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemns... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 Seiten
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants, Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives... | |
 | 1803 - 268 Seiten
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 Seiten
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants. ' Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives... | |
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