 | 1726 - 350 pages
...thofe Events which he might have done, had be pafled only for a plain Man. Difcretion is the Perfection of Reafon, and a Guide to us in all the Duties of Life: Cunning is a kind of Inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate Intereft and Welfare. Difcretion ij only found in... | |
 | 1739 - 336 pages
...and makes a Man incapable of bringing about even thofe Events which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain Man. Difcretion is the Perfeftion...us in all the Duties of Life ; Cunning is a kind of Inftindi, that only looks out after our immediate Intereft and Welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...is difcovered, gives a greater authority to the perfon who pofleffes it. Difcretion is the perfe&ion of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Charity obliges us not to miftruft a man; prudence not to truft him before we know him. A wife man... | |
 | 1787 - 588 pages
...he might have done, had he palled only for a plaip man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon,and a guide to us in all the duties of life. Cunning is a kind of mlhniit that only look? out after our immediate interelt and welfare. Difcretion is only found in men... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Anecdotes - 1797 - 610 pages
...and makes a man incapable of bringing about even thofe events which he might have done, had he patted only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfeftion...us in all the duties of life; Cunning is a kind of inftinfl that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...thofe events which he might have done, had he pafled only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of rea•fon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning ie a kind of inftinft, that only looks out after our •immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...he might have done, had he pafsed only for a plain man. Difcretion is the perfection of reafon ; nnd a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate intereft and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | Universalism - 1800 - 490 pages
...which he might have done, had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion is the periefiion of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life ; cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is a proof of strong... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...thofe events which he might have done, had' he parled only for a plain man. Difcretion is a perfection of reafon, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning is a kind of inftinct, that only looks out after our immediate imere.it and welfare. Difcretion is only found in... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...which he might have done had he passed only for a plain man. Discretion, is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : cunning, is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion, is only found in... | |
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Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : Cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. 
