 I remember an old scholastic aphorism, which says, 'that the man who lives wholly detached from others, must be either an angel or a devil.' When I see in any of these detached gentlemen of our times the angelic purity, power, and beneficence, I shall...  A Great Chancellor and Other Papers - Page 255by James Lambert High, Edwin Burritt Smith - 1901 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...lead him to associate himself with them, to aid and be aided, in any one system of public utility ? I remember an old scholastic aphorism, which says,...beneficence, I shall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born only to be men. We shall do enough if we form ourselves to be good ones. It is... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1770 - 140 pages
...wholly detached " from others, muft be either an angel or a '« devil." When I fee in any of thefe detached gentlemen of our times the angelic purity, power, and beneficence, I fhall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born only to be men. We mall do enough if we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...lives wholly detached from others, muft be " either an angel or a devil." When I fee in any of thefe detached gentlemen of our times the angelic purity, power, and beneficence, I fhall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born only to be men. We fhall do enough if we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...lives wholly detached from others, rmift be " either an angel or a devil." When I fee in any of thefe detached gentlemen of our times the angelic purity, power, and beneficence, I fhall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born only to be men. We fhall do enough if we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 520 pages
...with them, to aid and be aided, in any one system of publick utility ? I remember an old scholastick aphorism, which says, " that the man who lives wholly...in any of these detached gentlemen of our times the angelick purity, power, and beneficence, I shall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 522 pages
...either an angel or a devil." When I see in any of these detached gentlemen of our times the angelick purity, power, and beneficence, I shall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born only to be men. "VV'c shall do enough if we form ourselves to be good ones. It... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 648 pages
...lead him to associate himself with them, to aid and be aided, in any one system of public utility? j&` O k;j j j [\j#? W l f ljh iO_ grd tho mean time we are bom only to be men. We shall do enough if we form ourselves to be good ones. It... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 740 pages
...with them, to aid and be aided, in any one system of publick utility ? I remember an old scholastick aphorism, which says, " that the man who lives wholly...in any of these detached gentlemen of our times the angelick purity, power, and beneficence, I shall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...with them, to aid and be aided, in anyone system of publick utility ? I remember an old scholastick aphorism, which says, " that the man who lives wholly...in any of these detached gentlemen of our times the angelick purity, power, and beneficence, I shall admit them to be angels. In the mean time we are born... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 652 pages
...lead him to associate himself with them, to aid and be aided, in any one system of public utilily ? takes the lead. The greater number of the deputies...some smattering in that science. I have been told mean time we are born only to be men. We shall do enough if we form ourselves to be good ones. It is... | |
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