| Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1799 - 274 trang
...underftanding (fays that judge .of human nature) which prevents a man from ever becoming confiderable; the one is a lazy, and the other a frivolous, mind. The lazy mind will not take the trouble of fearching to the bottom of any thing, thing, but, difcouraged by the flighteft difficulties, ftops... | |
| Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1804 - 276 trang
...irrecoverable. There are two sorts of understanding (says that judge of human nature) which prevents a man from ever becoming considerable ; the one is...not take the trouble of searching to the bottom of any thing, but, discouraged by the slightest difficulties, stops short, and, contents itself with easy... | |
| Daniel Staniford - 1814 - 254 trang
...two forts of underflanding, which prevent a man from ever becoming confiderdble ; the one is tlazy, the other a frivolous, mind. The lazy mind will not take the trouble to fearch to the bottom of any thing, but, difcouraged by the flighteft difficulties, flops fhort,... | |
| Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 trang
...pate. ' 5 Prevent, v to guide, preen if age, hi' from ever becoming considerable;the one is a lazy the other a frivolous mind. The lazy mind will not take the trouble to search to the bottom of any thing, but discouraged by the slightest difficulties, stops short and... | |
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