 I AM fully persuaded that one of the best springs of generous and worthy actions, is the having generous and worthy thoughts of ourselves. Whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himself...  Cato, or, An essay on old-age - עמוד 122מאת Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1785תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | 1739 - 336 דפים
...and worthy Thoughts of our felves. Whoever has a mean Opinion of the Dignity of his Nature, will aft in no higher a Rank than he has allotted himfelf in his own Eftimation. If he confiders his Being as circumfcribed by the uncertain Term of a few Years, his Defigns will be contracted... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1753 - 376 דפים
...actibns, is the having generous * and worthy thoughts of ourfelves. ' Whoever has a mean opinion of the f dignity of- his nature, will act in no* higher a rank than he has allotted him4 felf in his own eftimation. If he con* * fiders his Being as circumfcribed by the * uncertain... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1774 - 324 דפים
...difcompofure and reluctance ? Is it not becaufe the more enlightened the mind is, and the farther it " rank than he has allotted himfelf in his " own eftimation. If he confiders his being " as circumfcribed by the uncertain term of '' a few years, his defigns will be... | |
 | 1786 - 694 דפים
...and worthy thoughts of ourfelves. Whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will an in no higher a rank than he has allotted himfelf in his own eftixnation. If he confideis his being as circumscribed by the uncertain term of a few years, his ilcl'igns... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1796 - 210 דפים
...worthy ailions, is the having generous and worthy thoughts of ourfelves. Whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himfelf in hij N 1 ' own ' own eftimation. If he confiders his being as circum* fcribed by the uncertain term... | |
 | David Hume - 1799 - 142 דפים
...worthy actions, is the having generous and worthy thoughts of ourfelves. Whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will act in no higher...has allotted himfelf in his own eftimation. If he connders his being as circumfcribed by the uncertain term of a few years , his defigns will be contracted... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 402 דפים
...wor' thy thoughts of ourfelves. Whoever ' has a mean opinion of the dignity of his ' nature, will a6t in no higher a rank than ' he has allotted himfelf in his own efti' mation. If he confiders his being as ' circumfcribed by the uncertain term of ' a few years,... | |
 | 1803 - 402 דפים
...actions, is the having gene• rous and worthy thoughts of ourselves. Whoever ' has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will ' act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himself ' in his own estimation. If he considers his being as ' circumscribed by the uncertain term... | |
 | 1829 - 1008 דפים
...a most powerful stimulus to a noble and virtuous elevation of mind ? P'or he who has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himself in his own estimation. Had our poet said that the proper study of mankind was WOMAN, it would... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1819 - 298 דפים
...worthy actions is, the having generous and worthy thoughts of ourselves. Whoever has a mean opinion of the dignity of his nature, will act in no higher a rank than he has allotted himself in his own estimation. If he considers his being as circumscribed by the uncertain term of... | |
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