 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
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 pages
...which nothing is required to removo but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...of fond endearments and tender officiousness ; and, therefori,1, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may be gained.... | |
 | 1878 - 590 pages
...be craved \ The more he made, the more he euved ; Oreat God 1 can such a eonl be saved ? jlmths of No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance. We may do a very good action and not be a good man ; but we caunot do a very ill one and not be an... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1874 - 416 pages
...shall get no farther relaxation of the rules ' ; ' The rules will not be farther relaxed for us '. ' No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance : and therefore no man should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may be gained... | |
 | 1874 - 648 pages
...although we, perhaps, neither know nor consider how it is. HH ( To be continued ) GEMS OF THOUGHT. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance. — Johnson. I hate to see things done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly ; if it be wrong, leave... | |
 | 1881 - 302 pages
...area of Ireland is taken up by lakes, mountains and bogs, the bog of Allen alone being 77,000 acres. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to set him above the want of hourly assistance. — Johnson. True repentance has a double aspect ; it looks upon things past with a weeping eye, and... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pages
...conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attaiuable hy man is able to aet him nbovo the want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endearments and tender omciousness; and. therefore, no one Bhould think it unnecessary to learn those arts hy which friendship... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 pages
...knowledge attainable by man is nble to set him above the want of hourly assistance ; and, therefore, HO man should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may be gained." "Any degree of knowledge attainable hy man in unable to set him above the need oi hourly assistance... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 pages
...knowledge attainable by man is able to set him alwve the \vnnt of hourly assistance; and, therefore, no man should think It unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may be gained." "Any degree of knowledge attainable by man in unable to set him above the need ol hourly assistance... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - 1882 - 1134 pages
...want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endearments and tender offlciousness; and, therefore, no one should think it unnecessary...reciprocation of benefits or interchange of pleasures ; hut such benefits only can be bestowed as others are capable to receive, and such pleasures only... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. lebrated ofticiousness; and therefore no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts, by which friendship... | |
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