 It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiescence in a false appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments, but insensibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reason condemns...  The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. - Pagina 131752Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1773 - 394 pagina’s
...by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and univerfal axiom, that, " all pride is abjeft and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly...a falfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not fromconfcioufnefs of our aitainments, but infenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 pagina’s
...univerfal " axiom, that all Pride is abjed and mean. " It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cow" ardly acquiefcence in a falfe appearance *' of excellence,...not from ** confcioufnefs of our attainments, but in" fenfibility of our wants." How refpe&able then muft be that virtue, which is the reverfe of fo... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 pagina’s
...infuked by his advcrfary, or dei pi fed by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and univerfal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is...always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in afalle appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but infenfibility... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pagina’s
...infulted by his adverfary, or defpifed by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and univerfal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is...always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in afalfe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but infenfibility... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pagina’s
...infulted by his adverfaryj or defpifed by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and univerfal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is...proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but inlenfibility of our wants. Nothing can be great which is not right. Nothing which reafon condemns... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pagina’s
...by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and univerfal axiom, that ' all pride is ' abjefl and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiefcence in a faUe appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from confcioufnefs of our attainments, but infenfibility... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pagina’s
...insulted by his adversary, or despised by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and universal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiescence in a false appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments,... | |
 | 1803 - 268 pagina’s
...insulted by his adversary, or despised by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and universal axiom, that ' all pride is abject and mean.' It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiescence in a false appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 pagina’s
...insulted by his adversary, or despised by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and universal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiescence in a false appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pagina’s
...insulted by his adversary, or despised by the world. It may be laid down as an unfailing and universal axiom, that " all pride is abject and mean." It is always an ignorant, lazy, or cowardly acquiescence in a false appearance of excellence, and proceeds not from consciousness of our attainments,... | |
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