| William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwell* In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared,... | |
| Robert Hall - 1833 - 734 pages
...readiness to suffer under his "Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oftlimen 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 nnooth'd, and sqnar'd,... | |
| Robert Hall - 1832 - 592 pages
...the sixth book of the Task. " Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a nide unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd,... | |
| Robert Hall - 1832 - 592 pages
...the sixth book of the Task. " Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes 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,... | |
| Luke Howard - 1833 - 418 pages
...not (as appears from this text) without censure ! ART. V. — Written in the Album of a Friend, 1825. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...other men ; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Cowper's Task, Bk. vi. There is in human life a season in which the mind is an Album — when its pages... | |
| Joseph Jones - 1833 - 348 pages
...builds, Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. The truth of these sentiments you will discover in due time. But you see I am tedious and pedantic.... | |
| William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 pages
...in hazarding without fear, but in being resolutely minded in a just cause. — Plutarch. KKowtr.rcE is proud that he has learned so much; WISDOM is humble that he knows no more. — Cawpcr. He is sufficiently well learned, that knows how to d* has power enough to refrain frtm... | |
| 1834 - 550 pages
...elementary principles of learning, which latter, are at best but the means of acquiring education. What is * Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds Till smoothed, and squared, and... | |
| 1834 - 1028 pages
...subject. " Knowledge and wisdom, fur from being one. Нате oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwell* In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, в rude unprofitable maa«. The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd,... | |
| William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books.1 Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'il, and squared,... | |
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