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... APPEARS to me that men know neither their acquire- ments nor their powers , but fancy their possessions greater and ... appear numerous , prove upon examination but few . And as to the point of usefulness , the philosophy we principally ...
... APPEARS to me that men know neither their acquire- ments nor their powers , but fancy their possessions greater and ... appear numerous , prove upon examination but few . And as to the point of usefulness , the philosophy we principally ...
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... appear most perfect in the original author , and afterward degenerate . For since men have gone over in crowds to the opinion of their leader , like those silent senators of Rome , ' they add nothing to the extent of learning themselves ...
... appear most perfect in the original author , and afterward degenerate . For since men have gone over in crowds to the opinion of their leader , like those silent senators of Rome , ' they add nothing to the extent of learning themselves ...
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... appear , they were commonly tossed and extinguished by the breath of popular opinion . Hence time , like a river , has brought down to us what is light and tumid , but sunk what was ponderous and solid . As to those who have set up for ...
... appear , they were commonly tossed and extinguished by the breath of popular opinion . Hence time , like a river , has brought down to us what is light and tumid , but sunk what was ponderous and solid . As to those who have set up for ...
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... appear to be hap- pily inclined and fitted for the sciences , either by their own industry , or the authority of authors , especially as there is little dependence to be had upon the common demonstra- tions and experiments ; while the ...
... appear to be hap- pily inclined and fitted for the sciences , either by their own industry , or the authority of authors , especially as there is little dependence to be had upon the common demonstra- tions and experiments ; while the ...
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... appear scarcely to have noticed induction , passing it over with some slight comment . But we reject the syllogistic method as being too confused , and allowing nature to escape out of our hands . For though nobody can doubt that those ...
... appear scarcely to have noticed induction , passing it over with some slight comment . But we reject the syllogistic method as being too confused , and allowing nature to escape out of our hands . For though nobody can doubt that those ...
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