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" Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives from the path which our own heart approves, to give way to... "
The Rambler - Page 263
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 8

1752 - 196 pages
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence, in a falfe appearance of excellence ; and proceeds, not from...can be fuitable to the dignity of the human mind. To permit ourfelves to be driven by external motives from the way which our own heart approves; to give...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

1773 - 394 pages
...acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not fromconfcioufnefs of our aitainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing «>hich reafon condemns can be iuiublfrto the. dignity of; tlie human mind. To be driven by external...
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The Weekly Miscellany; Or, Instructive Entertainer: Containing a ..., Volume 7

1776 - 632 pages
...appearance of excellence, and .proceed snot from confcipufncfs of our attainments, but jr. fallibility of our wants. . Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which re^.fon condemns, can be fuitableto the dignity of the humaa mind. . To be driven by external motives...
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Addresses to Young Men, Volume 2

James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 pages
...all Pride is abjed and mean. " It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cow" ardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance *' of excellence, and proceeds not from ** confcioufnefs of our attainments, but in" fenfibility of our wants." How refpe&able then muft be that virtue, which is the reverfe of fo...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...all pride is ' abjeft and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquicfccnce in iifalfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...be driven by external motives from the path which o\ir own heart approves, to give way to any thing but conviftion, to buffer the opinion of others to...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...all pride is ' abjefl and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a faUe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs...attainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing cnn be gi'eat which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemn* can he fuitable to the dignity of the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but inlenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemns...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 22

British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants, Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives...
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Select British Classics, Volume 8

1803 - 268 pages
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 pages
...appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants. ' Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns can be suitable to the dignity of the human mind. To be driven by external motives...
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