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" True humility, the basis of the Christian system, is the low, but deep and firm, foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little imposing in the appearance, they have totally discarded. "
A Short History of the British Empire During the Last Twenty Months: Viz ... - Page 354
by Francis Plowden - 1794 - 386 pages
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Letter to a Member of the National Assembly

Edmund Burke - France - 1791 - 232 pages
...oftentatious vice, in the place of plain duty. True humility; the bafis of the Chriftian fyftem, fyftem, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little impofing in the appearance, they have totally...
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A Letter from Mr. Burke, to a Member of the National Assembly: In Answer to ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1791 - 86 pages
...fcduftive, oftentatious vice, in the place of plain duty. True humility, the bafis of the Chriftian fyftem, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little impofing in the appearance, they have totally...
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Works, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...feduclive, oftentatious vice, in the place of plain duty. True humility, the bafis of the chriftian fyftem, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little impofmg in the appearance, they have totally...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1794 - 718 pages
...that af true humility, the baßs of the ckrißianfyßem, is the lima, but Jeep andßrm foundation of real virtue, be fo forgetful of his heroine and of...to make her vanity furvive all her virtues, and the heathenilh vice of fuicide extinguifh in her lail moments the grace of chriftian coniblation : J in...
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The British Critic, Volume 15

English literature - 1800 - 746 pages
...vice?, and the fruitful parent of all others. " (Jhriftun humility," faid that grt-л philofopher, " is the low but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue." Thefe truths are ably unfolded by Mr. Hall. After explaining, very juftly and clearly, bow disappointed...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 6

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 390 pages
...feductive, oftentatious vice, in the place of plain duty. True humility, the bafis of the chriftian fyftem, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little impofing in the appearance, they have totally...
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...it belongs to the family of fortitude. HUMILITY. TRUE humility, the basis of the Christian system, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. IMAGINATION. BESIDES the ideas, -with their annexed pains and pleasures, which are presented by the...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...it belongs to the family of fortitude. HUMILITY. TRUE humility, the basis of the Christian system, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. IMAGINATION. BESIDES the ideas, with their annexed pains and pleasures, which are presented by the...
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Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical, Volume 1

Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 240 pages
...it belongs to the family of fortitude. HUMILITY. TRUE humility, the basis of the christian system, is the low, but deep and firm foundation of all real virtue. IMAGINATION. BESIDES the ideas, with their annexed pains and pleasures, which are presented by the...
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The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Illustrated in a ...

Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...seductive, ostentatious vice, in the place of plain duty. True humility, the basis of the Christian system, is the low, but deep and firm, foundation of all real virtue. But this, as very painful in the practice, and little imposing in the appearance, they have totally...
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