 But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain...  The Retrospective Review - Page 2841821Full view - About this book
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction, aud most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason, for the benefit and use of man:—as if there Virtue hath not half so much trouble... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...give a true account of their gift of reason, to the beneftt and use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching... | |
 | James Bush - Beatitudes - 1841 - 124 pages
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to... | |
 | J. Fletcher - 1842 - 478 pages
...assembled in his name. Church bell.— Toll ! toll! toll! Professor. — I will go. Goes. END OF KNOWLEDGE. Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge, a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1842 - 326 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometime, upon a natural curiosity, and an iuqufsitive appetite ; sometimes to entertain their minds with...of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, where to rest a searching and restless spirit;... | |
 | 1842 - 1008 pages
...importance than it has yet attained. THE greatest error is the mistaking of the true end of knowledge : for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes, upon a natural curiosity and iwraisitive appetite ; sometimes, to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes, for... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - Education, Higher - 1843 - 342 pages
...writer, " 01 all the rest, is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...of their gift of reason to the benefit and use of men, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit... | |
 | 1843 - 862 pages
...greatest error of all is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and sometimes for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason,... | |
 | Ireland - 1843 - 450 pages
...mistaking of the true end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and know, ledge, sometimes, to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes, for ornament and reputation ; sometimes, to enable them to victory of wit. and contradiction ; and most times, for lucre and profession... | |
 | Periodicals - 1844 - 276 pages
...politician, to employ, for the purpose of fixing the opinions and actions of men on more solid bases. MEK have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to triumph in wit and contradiction ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift oj reason... | |
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