 There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion; it is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the rest, which sets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of...  The Quarterly Review - Page 273edited by - 1916Full view - About this book
 | 1739 - 336 pages
...is nonefo uieful as Difcretion j it is this indeed which gives a Value to all the reft, which fets them at work in their proper Times and Places, and turns them to the Advantage of the Perfon who is poffeffed of them. Without it Learning is Pedantry, and Wit Impertinence ; Virtue it... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - Recitations - 1781 - 470 pages
...none fo ufeful as difcretion. It is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the reft ; which fets them at work, in their proper times and places; and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who is poflefled of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue itfelf... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...but there is uleiul a» diicrclion; it il this indeed which gives a value to all th< reft, which fers them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the perlón who is роЛеПЫ of them. Without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue... | |
 | 1787 - 588 pages
...fo ufèful as difcretion ¡ it is this, indeed, which gires a value to all the reft, which fets then at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who is poffefled of them. Without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence. Virtue itfelf... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...is none fo ufeful as difcretion ; it is this indeed that gives a value to all the reft, which fets them at work in their proper times and places ; and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who is poifelTed of them. Without it learning- is pedantry, and wit impertinence ; virtue itfelf... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 610 pages
...there is none fo ufeful asdifcretion; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the reft, which fets them at work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who is pofTefied of them. Without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence: Virtue itfelf... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 642 pages
...diTcretion; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the reft, which fets them at work in ^heir proper times and places, and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who js pofleffed of them. Without it learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence: Virtue itfelf... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...none fo ufeful as difcretion. It is this, indeed, which gives a value to all the reft.; which fets them at work in their proper times and places; and turns them to the advantage of the perfon who is pofsefsed of them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and wit impertinence; virtue itfelf... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1802 - 278 pages
...concerns irf life. 4. Tliereare many more shining qualh'res in the mind of man, but there is none 10 useful as discretion ; it is this indeed which gives...and turns them to the advantage of the person who is pos;«;&edof them. Without it, learning is pedantry, and •wit impertinence ; virtue itself looks... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1802 - 252 pages
...fo ufeful as difcretion ; it is this indeed which gives a value to all the reft, which fets them to work in their proper times and places, and turns them to the advan.» tage of the perfon who is pofTeffed of them. Without it learn.» ing ie pedantry, and wit... | |
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