...seem to have been accustomed to entertain on this subject. He says, in bis beautifully simple style, " The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity...goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks ? He giveth his mind to make furrows ; and is diligent to give...

...seem to have been accustomed to entertain on this subject. He says, in his beautifully simple style, " The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity...holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, thai driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labors, and whose talk is of bullocks ? He giveth his mind...

...combating prejudice, but you are at war with nature.* * Ecclesiuticus, chap, xxxviii. verse 24, 25. " The wisdom of a learned man Cometh by opportunity...wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in I do not, my dear sir, conceive you to be of that sophistical captious spirit, or of that uncandid...

...knowledge ; those men of whom the sage of Judea declares, that " It is he who O ' hath little business who shall become wise : how can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and whose talk is of bullocks ? But THEY," — the men of leisure and Study, " WILL MAINTAIN THE STATE...

...war with nature.* * Eeclesiuticiu, chap. xxxviii. veree 24, 25. " The wisdom of a learned man rometh by opportunity of leisure : and he that hath little business shall become wi«e." — " How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in I do not, my dear...

...knowledge ; those men of whom the sage of Judea declares, that " It is he who hath little business who shall become wise : how can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and whose talk is of bullocks? But THEY," — the men of leisure and study, — " WILL MAINTAIN THE STATE...

...Learning ! Though it may be Pharisaical now, yet I quote boldly the wisdom of Jurusalem, " He cannot get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth...goad ; that driveth oxen ; and is occupied in their labors ; he cannot' declare justice or judgment."* But the Dignity of Learning has a high place in...

...learned men cometh by opportunity of leisure : or (as some read) by right employment of his vacant time : and he that hath little business shall become wise....occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks, or of the breed of bullocks*? His verdict concerning handicraftsmen is g — KUI fi biT)yr)ais avron...

...of the bishops — we say for the credit of the church, because it is written in Ecclesiasticus, " The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity...and he that hath little business shall become wise." Whence it follows that the bishops wanting opportunity or leisure must to the same degree want the...

...retard their success by various distractions ? Therefore have I given warning by Ecclesiasticus : " The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity...that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goadi?" The true seed of My word, when it falleth amongst these thorns, which are the cares of the...