| James Gregory - 1819 - 454 strani
...falsehood and disingenuity ? " Are you," said Dr. Johnson to a reverend gentleman in Scotland, " are you " so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to " know,...good " principles, without having good practice?" Horace says, " Video meliora, proboque; deteriora " sequor," or as another ancient has expressed it-... | |
| James Boswell - 1820 - 550 strani
...professions, whose practice was not snitable to them, was thns reprimanded by him : — Sir, are you m- grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withont having pood practice. But let no man encourage or soothe himself in presumptuons sin, from... | |
| James Boswell - 1821 - 378 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:— " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"' But'let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
| James Boswell - 1822 - 506 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to ihem," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? " 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
| James Boswell - 1823 - 440 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir-, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice3?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 444 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice m .'" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 586 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly v/ill be satisfied of it, though the inconsistency between principles and practice is greater in some... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 600 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
| James Boswell - 1831 - 570 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
| James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 strani
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very sincere in 1 [Because, perhaps, he had never before seen him in such high company. — ED.] 8 [Lady Lucy Graham,... | |
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