 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1855 - 786 pages
...EXAMPLES. 1. Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. — G-IBBON. 2. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. — BUKKE. 3. High on... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...not, according to the charity of those into whose hands it shall happen to fall. — Sterne. DCXXXV. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. — Burhe. DCXXXVL Education... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1858 - 424 pages
...EXAMPLES. 1. Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. — GIBBON. 2. A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. — BURKE. 3. High on... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or rather...reflection, and above it. A spirit of innovation is geneENGLISH REVERENCE FOR ANTIQUITY. 357 rally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or rather...reflection, and above it. A spirit of innovation is geneENGLISH REVERENCE FOR ANTIQUITY. 357 rally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 580 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather...result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1862 - 578 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather...result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1863 - 564 pages
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather...result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1864 - 824 pages
...them. This is the way to serve your country, and to make her great, flourishing, and respected ; " the happy effect of following nature, which is wisdom without reflection, and above it." The members of the profession, then, must, as a body, take upon them the office and duties of the Sexviri... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1865 - 604 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties from (a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to mo to bo the result of profound reflection, — or rather the...result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people... | |
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. 
