 | Lindley Murray - 1827 - 262 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...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings ' cunning is often to be met with in brutes themselves ; and in persona who are but... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 308 pages
...bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. 10. Discretion is the perfection of reason; and a guide'...instinct,™ that only looks out after our immediate interest anil welfare. Discretion "is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings: cunning is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English literature - 1827 - 276 pages
...lie passed oulv for a plain man. 8. Discretion re the perfection of reason : and a guide to us in al! the duties of life : cunning is a kind of instinct,...immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is only fo.ind hjAiien of strong sense and good 1111 :erstamlings: cunning is often tone met with in brutes... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1827 - 258 pages
...of bringing about even those events which he might hav* done, had he passed only for a Slain man. 8 Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide...the duties of life : cunning is a kind of instinct, tha* only looks out after our immediate mterest and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers and speakers - 1828 - 256 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...after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is'only found in men of strong sense and good understandings : cunning is often to be met with in brutes... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...and hair.—Goldsmith. cccxv. 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 m brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 354 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... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...bringing about even those eventi which he might have done, had lie passed only for a plain man. 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 - 1830 - 256 pages
...the duties of lifev : cunning is a kind of instincf, that only looks out after our immediate interesf and welfare\ 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... | |
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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. 
