 | 1739 - 336 oldal
...which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain Man. Difcretion is the Perfeftion of Reafon, and a Guide to us in all the Duties of Life ; Cunning is a kind of Inftindi, that only looks out after our immediate Intereft and Welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | 1787 - 588 oldal
...he might have done, had he palled only for a plaip man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon,and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Cunning is a kind of mlhniit that only look? out after our immediate interelt and welfare. Difcretion is only found in men... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1797 - 610 oldal
...which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfeftion of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinfl that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1797 - 642 oldal
...which he might have done, had he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfeftion of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinft that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 oldal
...he might have done, had he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of rea•fon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning ie a kind of inftinft, that only looks out after our •immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 oldal
...he might have done, had he pafsed only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon ; nnd a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | 1800 - 490 oldal
...cunning, when it it once detedied, loses its force, and incapacitates a man for bringing about cyeu those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the periefiion of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning is a kind of instinct,... | |
 | 1800 - 498 oldal
...not possess it : cunning, when it ':« once detected, loses ils force, and incapacitates a man for bringing about even those events which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain nun. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life; cunning is... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 oldal
...which he might have done, had' he parled only for a plain man. Difcretion is a perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate imere.it and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1802 - 278 oldal
...greater authority to the pers.on who possesses it : cunning, when it is once detected, loses it* force, and makes a. man incapable of bringing a-bout even those events which Ire -might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and... | |
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Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance. 
