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... judges itself , teaches , that the enquiry of truth , which is the love - making , or wooing of it , the knowledge of truth , which is the presence of it , and the belief of truth , which is the enjoying of it , is the sovereign good of ...
... judges itself , teaches , that the enquiry of truth , which is the love - making , or wooing of it , the knowledge of truth , which is the presence of it , and the belief of truth , which is the enjoying of it , is the sovereign good of ...
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... judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned . To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; 16 ESSAY 5 . Spleen-Collier's Essays.
... judge of particulars one by one ; but the general counsels , and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned . To spend too much time in studies is sloth ; 16 ESSAY 5 . Spleen-Collier's Essays.
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... judge , and execute , while the others are tor- menting themselves with imaginations of difficulty till all opportunities are lost . It is considered an affront to the liberality of nature , and to the ex- cellent qualities she has ...
... judge , and execute , while the others are tor- menting themselves with imaginations of difficulty till all opportunities are lost . It is considered an affront to the liberality of nature , and to the ex- cellent qualities she has ...
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... judge , fitter for execution than counsel , and fitter for new projects than for settled business ; for the experi- rience of age in things that fall within its compass directs them , but in new things abuses them . The errors of young ...
... judge , fitter for execution than counsel , and fitter for new projects than for settled business ; for the experi- rience of age in things that fall within its compass directs them , but in new things abuses them . The errors of young ...
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... judge and cor- rect ; there must be upon the same tree , and at the same time , both flower and fruit . To work up this metal into exquisite figure , there must be employed the fire , the hammer , the chisel and the file . There must be ...
... judge and cor- rect ; there must be upon the same tree , and at the same time , both flower and fruit . To work up this metal into exquisite figure , there must be employed the fire , the hammer , the chisel and the file . There must be ...
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