| Herbert Spencer - 1851 - 492 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...men, are just as reckless, and even more reckless ? How else is it that the London thief, who has heen at the treadmill a dozen times, will steal again... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1865 - 542 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...starvation ? How else is it that medical students, who Jcnow the diseases brought on by dissolute living better than other young men, are just as reckless,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1868 - 544 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...than other young men, are just as reckless, and even mere reckless ? How else is it that the London thief, who has been at the treadmill a dozen times,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1871 - 552 pages
...matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, oven a distinct foresight of evil consequences will not...at work. How else does it happen that men will get drank, though they know drunkenness will entail on them suffering, and disgrace, and (as with the poor)... | |
| 1880 - 768 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...drunkenness will entail on them suffering and disgrace and even starvation ? ' In fact, no amount of knowledge will suffice to reform character unless the appropriate... | |
| 1898 - 706 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct fore-sight of evil consequences,...will not restrain when strong passions are at work." If man is merely an industrial animal he is certainly the most pathetic object on the world's surface... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1890 - 564 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...restrain when strong passions are at work. How else docs it happen that men will get drunk, though they know drunkenness will entail on them suffering,... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1892 - 448 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...men, are just as reckless, and even more reckless ? How else is it that the London thief, who has been at the treadmill a dozen times, will steal again... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1892 - 442 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...men, are just as reckless, and even more reckless ? How else is it that the London thief, who has been at the treadmill a dozen times, will steal again... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1892 - 450 pages
...intellect, no matter how high, fails to regulate rightly, because predominant desires falsify its estimates. Nay, even a distinct foresight of evil consequences...does it happen that men will get drunk, though they knoiv drunkenness will entail on them suffering and disgrace, and (as with the poor) even starvation... | |
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