| John Aikin - 1821 - 278 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his bocks. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd,... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared,... | |
| 1821 - 512 pages
...of the poet's remark, that " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft times DO connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their ova." Dr. Cooke's work, in so far as we can judge from the part which we have received, in place of... | |
| William Withering - 1822 - 534 pages
...and illustrating that . . " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft times no connexion: Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more." Hence, after meditating on the discoveries and sublime speculations of a great astronomer, and sweeping... | |
| William Banks - 1823 - 462 pages
...the same thing, but Cowper, in the following lines, accurately and elegantly shews the difference ; " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own." To aim at precision in writing, will always be found conducive to the intellectual improvement of the... | |
| Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert, Benjamin Ferris - 1823 - 524 pages
...KKI, ].<;β’β PROFES90BS. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from bring one, Have oft times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads, replete with thoughts of...other men ; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Cowrai. IJT my last, I did not present myself as the " defender" of th* Society of Friends, and their... | |
| Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 584 pages
...head,βin a word, between wisdom and knowledge. Cowper has very accurately marked the distinction. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere material with which Wisdom builds, 'Till smooth'd and squared and... | |
| Thomas Hancock - 1824 - 578 pages
...head, β in a word, between wisdom and knowledge. Cowper has very accurately marked the distinction. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other meu, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere material... | |
| William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own, Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared,... | |
| Englishman - 1824 - 420 pages
...as a divinity." L. LOCKE. " Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft'times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds ; Till smooth"d, and squar'd,... | |
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