 | Richard Carlile - 1822 - 1008 pages
...with an essay, or a piece of argument, in a week or two. Yours, VEIUTAS. SPECIMEN OF NATIONAL PRIDE. IT is with nations as with individuals, those who...the highest of themselves; for the whole family of t Pride and Ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other. Tbe Chinese affect to despise... | |
 | 1832 - 406 pages
...use of a new-born infant ? It may become a man." The Chinese affect to despise European ingenuify, but they cannot mend a common watch ; when it is out...say it is dead, and barter it away for a living one. A friend called on Michael Angelo, who was finishing a statue. Some lime afterwards he called again;... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...paternoster, sticking a pin in your sleeve, and you will dream of him or her you shall marry." — Aubrey. It is with nations as with individuals ; those who...affect to despise European ingenuity, but they cannot inend a common watch ; when it is out of order, they say it is dead, and barter it away for a living... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - 290 pages
...shall no longer wonder at those accidental co-incidences, which ignorance mistakes for verifications. It is with nations as with individuals, those who...ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other. Lacon. ' There are two things which ought to teach us to think but meanly of human glory; the very... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - 278 pages
...shall no longer wonder at those accidental co-incidences, which ignorance mistakes for verifications. It is with nations as with individuals, those who know the least of others, think the highest of them, selves; for the whole family of pride and ignoranee are incestuous, and mutually beget each other.... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pages
...go to F 3 those who are seeking it. The pains of power are real, its pleasures imaginary.—Ib. 791. It is with nations as with individuals, those who...ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other.—Jb. 792. It is an easy and vulgar thing to please the mob, and not a very hard task to astonish... | |
 | 1834 - 476 pages
...common pit for charcoal, than any thing else which you have ever seen. IGNORANCE AND PRIDE GO TOGETHER. It is with nations as with individuals ;— those...least of others, think the highest of themselves. The Chinese pretend to despise European ingenuity, but they •annot mend a common watch. When it is... | |
 | 1844 - 836 pages
...street door being open, and that if it is not soon shut, they will probably be robbed bt'fa? morning.' " THE CHINESE affect to despise European ingenuity,...mend a common watch ; when it is out of order, they *>)' it is dead, and barter it away for a living one. PROSE PICKINGS FROM PARLEY'S PORTFOLIO. FifGAllTY.... | |
 | 1856 - 570 pages
...fox catches no poultry, and there will be sleeping enough in the grave ! Ignorance, — Coiton. TT is with Nations as with individuals, those who know...Ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other. Jfltta ranee. — COME men, like Pictures, are fitter for a Corner than a full light. . — Shakspeare.... | |
 | Sir Oscar Oliphant - 1857 - 260 pages
...To confirm this view is an assertion that though the Chinese affect to despise European ingenuity, they cannot mend a common watch ; when it is out of...say it is dead, and barter it away for a living one. But accounts do not very well tally on this matter. For instance : Sir J. Bowring, who does not appear... | |
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It is with nations as with individuals, those who know the least of others, think the highest of themselves ; for the whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other. 
