Again th' illustrious son fresh glory beams. Far be this temper from thy mind, to think What thou may'st say, and nothing else, is right. Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath pow'rs to speak and judge, Such as none other hath,... The Tragedies of Sophocles - Page 162by Sophocles - 1813 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sophocles - Mythology, Greek - 1819 - 428 pages
...may pronounce. Me nature bids with deep attention mark Respecting thee how each may speak, how act, i How blame in words that would offend thy ears. Thy...e'en the wise without disgrace may learn, And yield convinc'd. Beneath the wint'ry storms Thou seest the trees, that bend their heads, preserve Their branching... | |
| Craufurd Tait Ramage - 1864 - 424 pages
...каты Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such us none other hath, when they are known, They are found...pilot thus, who proudly swells his sails With vigour unrelax'd, o'ersets his bark, Then on the shatter'd planks at random floats. See Ramage, pp. 74, 401.... | |
| Jehiel Keeler Hoyt - Quotations, English - 1882 - 914 pages
...GOETHE— Lewes' Life of Goethe. Bk. V. Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own. Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are They are found shallow. h. SOPHOCLES — Antic/. 707. SELF-EXAMINATION. Go to your bosom; Knock there;... | |
| Christian ethics - 1883 - 296 pages
...confidence. Do not go forth to-day. Who'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath power to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow. I must be emptied of myself before I can be filled with the Spirit. I must not trust in my own heart,... | |
| Quotations, English - 1889 - 934 pages
...Lewes' Life of Goethe. Bk. V. Whoe'er imagines prudence nil his own, Or deems that lie hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow. h. SOPHOCLES — Ani'vj. 707. SELF-EXAMINATION. Go to your bosom ; Ttnock there; and. ask your heart,... | |
| Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...IV. Pt. I. Act III. Sc. 1. L. 43. Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers se Growing on's cheek (but none knows how) With these, the t. SOPHOCLES — Antig. 707. Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself. u. SWIFT — Polite... | |
| KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...Juliet. Act II. Sc. 6. L. 29. 24 Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers d agonies. SOPHOCLES — Antigone. 707. 25 Faith, that's as well said as if I had said it myself. SWIFT — Polite... | |
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