| John Stuart Mill - 1859 - 496 Seiten
...where they fail us;' and thereby to ' prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities.' And because a philosopher, having placed before himself an undertaking of this magnitude, and of this... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1859 - 500 Seiten
...they fail us ;' and thereby to ' prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities.' And because a philosopher, having placed before himself an undertaking of this magnitude, and of this... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 Seiten
...us : I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of Man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension : to stop...then perhaps be so forward, out of an affectation of an universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things... | |
| Sir William Hamilton - 1866 - 1222 Seiten
..." I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man, to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop,...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." — (Letter to Molyneux, 1693): — "I own freely to you the weakness of my understanding : though... | |
| Sir William Hamilton - 1866 - 900 Seiten
..." I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man, to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop,...are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." — (Letter to Molyneux, 1693) : — " I own freely to you the weakness of my understanding : though... | |
| Henry Allon - 1847 - 594 Seiten
...things ' which exceed its comprehension, to stop when it is at the ut' most extent of its tether, and sit down in a quiet ignorance of ' those things which...found to be beyond ' the reach of our capacities.' That this modest and quiet wisdom should be little acceptable to French eclectics or German transcendentalists... | |
| English authors - 1869 - 458 Seiten
...; I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man, to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop...then perhaps be so forward, out of an affectation of an universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes about things... | |
| John Stuart Mill - 1873 - 456 Seiten
...they fail us ; " and thereby to " prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cantious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension ; to stop...its tether, and to sit down in a quiet ignorance of tho.ie things, which, upon examination, are found to be beyond the reach of our capacities." And because... | |
| Henry Richard Fox Bourne - 1876 - 596 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cautious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when...then, perhaps, be so forward, out of an affectation of an universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex ourselves and others with disputes, about things... | |
| John Locke - 1879 - 722 Seiten
...us, I suppose it may be of use to prevail with the busy mind of man to be more cau/ tious in meddling with things exceeding its comprehension, to stop when...beyond the reach of our capacities. We should not then, perh ips, be so forward, out of an affectation of an universal knowledge, to raise questions, and perplex... | |
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