 Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life: cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare. Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings :...  The Spectator - Page 3841856Full view - About this book
 | Universalism - 1800 - 490 pages
...themselves ; but is particularly the character of those persons who are in the lowest degrees removed from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of...same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, gravity for wisdom, and a sour temper and sanctimonious appeartuce for religion. - • SENEX. QUESTION... | |
 | Universalism - 1800 - 498 pages
...themselves ; bnt is particularly the character of those person, who are in the lowest degrees removed from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of...weak men, in the same manner as vivacity is often mislaken for wit, gravity for wisdom, and a sour temper and sanctimonious appearance for religion.... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...immediate interest and welfare. Discretion, is only found in men of strong sense and good understanding ; cunning, is often to be met with in brutes themselves,...is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom. Spectator, N° 225. We have a shining instance of the force of contrast in Cicero, where he is showing... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1802 - 278 pages
...only looks out after our immediate interest and Welfare-. -' ,9. Discretion is only' found in rrien of strong sense and good understandings : cunning...is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom. . ; siderwhat wiH be -his' condition millions oPages lver.ce, at well- a? what it ii at present. II... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...fewest removes from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of discretion, and may pass upon wiak men, in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom. 10,- The cast of mind which is natural to a discreet man, makes him look forward into futurity and... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1810 - 488 pages
...Discretion is only found in men of strong sense and good understandings ; cunning is often to be met widi in brutes themselves, and in persons who are but the...is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom." See PRUDENCE. DISDAIN, contempt, as unworthy of one's choice. It is distinguished from haughtiness... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...-who are but the fewest removes from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of discretion ; and k may pass upon weak men, in the same manner as vivacity...makes him look forward into futurity, and consider wttat will be his condition millions of ages hence, as -well as what it is at present. He knows that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...who are but the fewest removes from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of discretion ; and it may pass upon weak men, in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, and*gravity, for wisdom. The cast of mind which is natural to a discreet man, makes him look forward... | |
 | Charles Buck - Theology - 1815 - 546 pages
...who possesses it ; cunning, when it is once detected, loses its force, and makes a man incapable ef bringing about even those events which he might have...is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wisdom." See PRUDENCE. DISDAIN, contempt, as unworthy of one's choice. It is distinguished from haughtiness... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...vcmoves from them. In short, cunning is only the mimic of discretion ; and it may pass upon weak tneu, in the same manner as vivacity is often mistaken for wit, and gravity for wis The cast of mind which is natural to a discreet man, raakes him look forward into futurity, and... | |
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