 They despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly on the possession of gold, and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did wealth deprive them...  The Coasts of Illusion: A Study of Travel Tales - Page 285by Clark Barnaby Firestone - 1924 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Plato - 1871 - 684 pages
...despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...another, and that by excessive z,eal for them, and honour of them, the good of them is lost and friendship perishes with them. By such reflections and... | |
 | Plato - 1871 - 676 pages
...despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...friendship with one another, and that by excessive leal for them, and honour of them, the good of them is lost and friendship perishes with them. By such... | |
 | Plato - 1874 - 626 pages
...despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...of them is lost and friendship perishes with them. By such reflections and by the continuance in them of a divine nature, all that which we have described... | |
 | Plato - 1875 - 730 pages
...despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...saw clearly that all these goods are increased by virtue and friendship with one another, whereas by too great regard and respect for them, they are... | |
 | John Francis Arundell Arundell of Wardour (12th baron) - 1885 - 122 pages
...practising gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of l;fe, and in their intercourse with one another. They despised everything but virtue, not caring for...another, and that by excessive zeal for them, and honour of them, the good of them is lost, and friendship perishes with them. " By such reflections,... | |
 | William Richard Lethaby - 1892 - 292 pages
...despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...them of their self-control, but they were sober, and saw'clearly that all these goods are increased by virtue and friendship with one another ' (Critias... | |
 | Plato - 1892 - 796 pages
...other property, which grew seemed only a burden to them ; neither were they intoxicated weaker, i2i by luxury; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control...saw clearly that all these goods are increased by virtue and friendship with one another, whereas by too great regard and respect for them, they are... | |
 | George Edward Weare - 1897 - 426 pages
...of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them ; neither were they intoxicated with luxury, nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control,...another, and that by excessive zeal for them, and honour of them, the good of them is lost, and friendship perishes with them. '"By such reflections,... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1905 - 692 pages
...the plain of Dura:4 this idol, forbidden 1 [Here Husk in, probably by accident, omits a few words: "neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did...self-control ; but they were sober, and saw clearly that ..." Eight lines lower, "faded and became extinct" should rather be "was beginning to fade away" (f'girqXor... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1905 - 680 pages
...of the plain of Dura:4 this idol, forbidden 1 [Here Ruskiu, probably by accident, omits a few words: "neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did...self-control ; but they were sober, and saw clearly that ..." Eight Hues lower, "faded and became extinct" should rather be "was beginning to fade away" (c'^,r^Xoc... | |
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