 The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest weeds ; and instead of vines and olives for the pleasure and use of man, produces, to its slothful owner, the most abundant crop of poisons.  The Virginia Lyceum - Sayfa 31839Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | David Hume - 1804 - 592 sayfa
...industry and application on our part, and revenges herself in proportion to our negligent ingratitude. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into therankest weeds ; and instead of vines and olives for the pleasure and use of man, produces, to its... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 868 sayfa
...industry and application on our part, and revenges herself in proportion to our negligent ingratitude. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when...olives for the pleasure and use of man, produces, toils slothful owner, the most abundant crop of poisons. The great end of all human industry, is the... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 564 sayfa
...industry and application on our part, and revenges herself in proportion to our negligent ingratitude. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when...slothful owner, the most abundant crop of poisons. Tlie great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented,... | |
 | David Hume - 1842 - 570 sayfa
...negligent ingratitude. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots tip into the rankest weeds ; and instead of vines and...slothful owner, the most abundant crop of poisons. The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of .happiness. For this were arts invented,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 sayfa
...to our being: if we recover, it is to no better purpose than to desire longer. — Bruyere. Lxxxm. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when...owner, the most abundant crop of poisons. — Hume. LXXXIV. It is but to venture your lungs, and you may preach against pride and dissimulation and bribery... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 sayfa
...an end to our being: if we recover, it is to no better purpose than to desire longer. — Bntyere. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when...owner, the most abundant crop of poisons. — Hume. Lxxxlv. It is but to venture your lungs, and you may preach against pride and dissimulation and bribery... | |
 | John Timbs - 1840 - 430 sayfa
...spirit, or a regard to the community, is deficient in the most material part of virtue.— Hume's Kasays. The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when...slothful owner the most abundant crop of poisons. — Hume's Essays, From law arises security ; from security, curiosity ; and from curiosity, knowledge.... | |
 | 1835 - 638 sayfa
...knew their real sitvation, they would sbrink from expending. The richest genius, like the mostfertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest...olives for the pleasure and use of man, produces to its owner an abundant ercp of poisons. ORIGINAL. FRA DE FOUTTEIVOY. A TALE OF FRANCE. THE youngest daughter... | |
 | Noble Butler - 1846 - 268 sayfa
...by the colon; as, " The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots often into the rankest weeds ; and, instead of vines and...slothful owner the most abundant crop of poisons." " Straws swim upon the surface ; but pearls lie at the bottom." | " The turf shall be my fragrant shrine... | |
 | John Boag - 1848 - 790 sayfa
...structure; "» "The richest genius, like the n •• f fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots often into the rankest weeds; and, instead of vines and...slothful owner the most abundant crop of poisons. The Colon, which is not used by some eminent writers, is employed to separate a clause that cannot... | |
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