 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 pagina’s
...regard for truth to censure them merely for truth's sake. But this liberty in conversation defeats it» own end. Much of the pleasure, and all the benefit of conversation, depends upon our own opinion of the speaker's veracity, for which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pagina’s
...truth to censure them merely for truth's sake. But this liberty in conversation defeats its own <n<l. Much of the pleasure and all the benefit of conversation depends upon our own opinion of .the speaker's veracity, for which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 pagina’s
...circulate it ; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon tluoriginal editor. In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...upon our opinion of the speaker's veracity; for which thin rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed of a hearer must be extremely perplexed, who consider.the... | |
 | 1824 - 288 pagina’s
...pronounce, before-hand, with certainty, concerning any lie, that it is inoffensive. Volat irrevocabile, ami collects sometimes accretions in its flight, which...own end ; much of the pleasure, and all the benefit depend upon the speaker's veracity. But besides, white lies always introduce others of a darker complexion... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 516 pagina’s
...circulate it ; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon the Original editor. In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...and all the benefit, of conversation, depends upon oui opinion of the speaker's veracity ; for which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - 578 pagina’s
...circulate it ; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon the original editor. In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...depends upon our opinion of the speaker's veracity ; Yor which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed of a hearer must be extremely perplexed,... | |
 | William Paley - 1825 - 490 pagina’s
...circulate it ; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree, chargeable upon the original editor. . In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...the pleasure, 'and all the benefit of conversation, 'Icpends upon our opinion of the speaker's veracity ; for which this rule leaves no foundation. The... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1825 - 612 pagina’s
...circulate it; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon the original editor. In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...the pleasure, and all the benefit, of conversation depend upon our opinion of the speaker's veracity, for which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith,... | |
 | Amelia Alderson Opie - 1827 - 388 pagina’s
...circulate it; but the mischief is, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon the original editor. In the next place, this liberty in conversation defeats...the pleasure, and all the benefit, of conversation depend upon our opinion of the speaker's veracity, for which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith,... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 624 pagina’s
...circulate it ; but the mischief ia, nevertheless, in some degree chargeable upon the original editor. aley Wil speakers veracity ; for which thia rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed of a hearer must be... | |
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Yor which this rule leaves no foundation. The faith indeed of a hearer must be extremely perplexed, who considers the speaker, or believes that the speaker considers himself, as under no obligation to adhere to truth, but according to the particular importance... 
