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
| Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...or furthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a * He did not step out of his profession. desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a...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... | |
| American literature - 1847 - 434 pages
...rest," says Lord Bacon, " is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or farthest end of knowledge ; for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to givs a true account of their gift of reason for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate... | |
| English literature - 1847 - 566 pages
...error of all the rest, is the mistaking or misplac' ing of the last or farthest end of knowledge : For men have ' entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...contradiction ; and most times for lucre ' and profession ; — but seldom sincerely to give a true account of * their gift of reason to the benefit and use... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...labours of others' V > instead of inventing 174 ( ll.JThe mistaking the furthest end of knowledge.4 173 Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge,...entertain their minds with variety and delight, sometimes fur ornament and reputation,and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ,- and... | |
| Medicine - 1849 - 612 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,...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... | |
| 1849 - 736 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,...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... | |
| 1849 - 604 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,...ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to vietory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sineerely to... | |
| Basil Montagu - 1849 - 284 pages
...our minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; sometimes to enable us to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times...profession, and seldom sincerely to give a true account of our gift of reason for the benefit and use of man ; as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon... | |
| Crime - 1849 - 610 pages
...mistaking of the true end of KNOWLEDGE, for men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, 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;... | |
| 1854 - 428 pages
...entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes npon a natnral enriosity nnd inqaisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and repntation ; and sometimes to enable them to vietory hy wit and eontradietion ; and most times for... | |
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