 He that can only be useful in great occasions may die without exerting his abilities, and stand a helpless spectator of a thousand vexations which fret away happiness, and which nothing is required to remove but a. little dexterity of conduct and readiness...  The Rambler, by S. Johnson - Page 2101806Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 494 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endearments, aud tender officiousness ; and therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...preserved by a constant reciprocation of benefits or interchangeof pleasures ; but surh benefits only can he bestowed, as others are capable to receive,... | |
 | Ethics - 1828 - 234 pages
...money ; but knowledge is to be gained only by study, and study to be prosecuted only in retirement. No degree of knowledge, attainable by man, is able...learn those arts by which friendship may be gained or love confirmed. By this descent from the pinnacles of art, no honour will be lost ; for the condescensios... | |
 | 1830 - 288 pages
...and which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients '3. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able...endearments, and tender officiousness; and therefore doiventsuiere les opinions, — 9 What..., cequ'on nepeut trouver. — 10 More easily..., que nous... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No dej^ee uilding bouses, offlciousness ; and, therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts hy which friendship... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. s him from the common herd of mortals, and by which...him. The ascents of honour, however steep, never officiousncss ; and therefore no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship... | |
 | Pierre François Merlet - 1837 - 314 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...preserved by a constant reciprocation of benefits or inter-. change of pleasures; but such benefits only can be bestowed, as others are capable of receiving,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the deaire of fond endearincuts and tender orBciousneas ; and therefore no one should think it unnecessary... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of food endearments and tender officiousness ; and therefore no one should think it unnecessary to learn... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge, attainable by man is tble to set him above the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish, the desire of fond eudearments and tender officiousncss ; and therefore no one should think it unnecessary to learn (hose... | |
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