But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad ? " JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly; so that your thinking, or what you call knowing,... Life of Johnson - 374. oldalszerző: James Boswell - 1904Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| James Boswell - 1807 - 514 oldal
...hurt the nice feeling of honesty. JOHNSON. " Why no, Sir, if you act properly. You are not to jdeceive your clients with false representations of your opinion...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the Judge to whom you urge it: and if it does convince him, why, then, Sir, you are wrong,... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 oldal
...feeling of honesty. JOHNSON. "Why no, Sir, if you act properly. You are not to deceive your clientswith false representations of your opinion : you are not...from your supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclushe. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument ^gj. which does not convince yourself, may convince... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 oldal
...judge." —BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad?"—J. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it; and if it does convince him, why, then, Sir, you are wrong,... | |
| James Boswell - 1817 - 466 oldal
...judge determines it. I have said that you are to state facts fairly ; so that your thinking, or whut you call knowing, a cause to be bad, must be from...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it: and if it does convince him, why, then, Sir, you are wrong,... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 678 oldal
...judge." — BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad?" — J, " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it ; and if it does convince him, why, -then, Sir, you are wrong,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 542 oldal
...supporting a cause which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad til? the judge determines it. I have said that you are...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it ^ and if it does convince him, why, then, Sir, you are wrong,... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 382 oldal
...opinion : you are not to tell lies to a judge." BOSWELL. " But what do you think of supporting a canse which you know to be bad ?" JOHNSON. " Sir, you do...so that your thinking, or what you call knowing, a canse to be bad, must be from reasoning, must be from your supposing your arguments to be weak and... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 oldal
...which in bis case, as in the case of all who are distressed with 1 Prayers and Meditations, p. 81. the same malady of imagination, transfers to others...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it : and if it does convince him, why, then, sir, you are wrong,... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 376 oldal
...fragments of his conversation as I preserved during this visit to Oxford, I shall throw them together hi continuation. I asked him whether, as a moralist,...An argument which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it : and if it does convince him, why, then, sir, you are wrong,... | |
| 1821 - 372 oldal
...whether, as a moralist, he did not think, that the practice of the law, in some degree, hurt the fine feeling of honesty. JOHNSON. " Why no, sir, if you...An argument, which does not convince yourself, may convince the judge to whom you urge it : and if it does convince him, why, then, sir, you are wrong,... | |
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