 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1821 - 616 pages
...force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he_ passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection...reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; canning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...bringing about /even those events which he might have done, had he pasesd only for a plain man. 10. Discretion is the perfection of reason ; and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is k kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate itperest and welfare. Discretion is only... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 pages
...detected, loses its force, and incapacitates a man for bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...Cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is a proof of strong sense and good understanding : Cunning... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...done, had he passed only for a plain man. ; 10. Discretion is the perfection of reason; and a guide1 to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is often to be met within brutes themselves; and in persons who are bu. the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...perfection of reason; aro a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunuiog is a kind \ of instinct, thatonl) looks out after our immediate interest and welfare....Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings; cunmngs often to be met within brutes themsolvesjand in persons who are but the fewest... | |
 | Charles Buck - Bible - 1823 - 614 pages
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he mipht have done. had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...interest and welfare. Discretion is only found in men nf strong sense and good under|tandings ; cunning is often to be met with in binâtes themselves, and... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 278 pages
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interests and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 896 pages
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...life ; cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks ont after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...loses its force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion...reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning.is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1824 - 628 pages
...incapable of bringing about even those event* which he might have done, had he passed only for a plan We may observe, however, the following things respecting...ground to believe that the church will arrive to a understandings; cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the... | |
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. 
