 | Readers - 1824 - 348 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...looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. 7. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings ; cunning is often to be... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...force, and makes a man incapable of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had lie passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves ; and in persons who are but the... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...at so great a distance from,him. The objects do not appear little to him because they areremote. 10. Discretion is the perfection of reason ; and a guide*...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves ; and in persons who are but... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 224 pages
...them: running has only private, selfish aims and sticks at nothing which may make them succeed. 8. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide...interest and welfare. Discretion is only found in TTien of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is often to be met with m brutes themselves;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 264 pages
...done, had he passed only for a plain man. 10. Discretion is the perfection of reason ; and a guiilc to us in all the duties of life ; cunning is a kind...welfare Discretion is only found in men of strong sense ami good on (lei-standings : cunning is often to be met within brutes themselves; and in persons who... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1826 - 286 pages
...of bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. 8 Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning isa kir.d of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is... | |
 | Lindley Murray, John Walker - Children - 1826 - 314 pages
...perfection of reason ; and a guides to u,i in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of infcliuct,' that only looks out after our immediate interest and...welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sensa and good understandings : cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves ; and in persons... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...has personal or relative duties, which he is called upon to discharge according to his station ; ' Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life.1 ADDISON. AFFAIR, BUSINESS, CONCERN. Affair, in French affaire, from <l and faire to be done,... | |
 | Mariano Cubí y Soler - Spanish language - 1826 - 524 pages
...ingenio impertinencia tue itself, looks like weakness. Discretion is mismo (tencr apariencia de) flaqueza the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the razon guia tt duties of life; and does not only make a. man obligation solo the master of his own parts,... | |
 | General reader - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1827 - 246 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...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good 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. 
