 I have talked of the danger of wit; I do not mean by that to enter into common-place declamation against faculties because they are dangerous ; wit is dangerous, eloquence is dangerous, a talent for observation is dangerous, every thing is dangerous that...  the edinburgh review, of critical journal - 370 psl.autoriai: charles black - 1850Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | 1848 - 704 psl.
...Socrates, Dr. Johnson, and almost every man who has made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger of wit: I do not mean...dangerous, a talent for observation is dangerous, everything is dangerous that has efficacy and vigour for its characteristics : nothing is safe but... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1849 - 446 psl.
...Socrates, Dr. Johnson, and almost every man who has made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger of wit: I do not mean...common-place declamation against faculties because they are dangerous;—wit is dangerous, eloquence is dangerous, a talent for observation is dangerous, every... | |
 | 1850 - 604 psl.
...many other ingredients ot the understanding. There is an association in men's minds between dullness and wisdom, amusement and folly, which has a very...danger of wit ; I do not mean by that to enter into common- place declamation against faculties because they are dangerous. Wit is dangerous, eloquence... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1850 - 608 psl.
...difficulty. The reason is that the outward signs of a dull man and a wise man are the same, and во are the outward signs of a frivolous man and a witty...dangerous, a talent for observation is dangerous, every tiling is dangerous that has efficacy and vigor for its characteristics; nothing is safo but mediocrity.... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 428 psl.
...Socrates, Dr. Johnson, and almost every man who has made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger of wit : I do not mean...dangerous, every thing is dangerous that has efficacy and vigor for its characteristics ; nothing is safe but mediocrity. The business is, in conducting the... | |
 | Robert Conger Pell - 1850 - 196 psl.
...Socrates, Dr. Johnson, and almost every man who has made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger of wit; I do not mean...dangerous, every thing is dangerous that has efficacy and vigour for its characteristics; nothing is safe but mediocrity. The business is, in conducting the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1850 - 420 psl.
...Socrates, Dr. Johnson, and almost every man who has made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger of wit : I do not mean...dangerous, every thing is dangerous that has efficacy and vigor for its characteristics ; nothing is safe but mediocrity. The business is, in conducting the... | |
 | 1850 - 818 psl.
...every man who ha* made a distinguished figure in the House of Commons. I have talked of the danger oí wit: I do not mean by that to enter into common-place...dangerous, every thing is dangerous that has efficacy and vigor for its characteristics: nothing Is safe but mediocrity. The business is, in conducting the understanding... | |
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