 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1722 - 640 pages
...an unpardonable, as well as childifh Peevifhnefs, if we undervalue the Advantages of our Knowledg, and neglect, to improve it to the Ends for which it...us, becaufe there are fome Things that are fet out ot' the reach of it. It will be no Excu(e to an idle and untoward Servant, who would not attend his... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1768 - 418 pages
...: And it will be an unpardonable, as well as childifh Peevifhnefs, if we undervalue the Advantages of our Knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the...was given us, becaufe there are fome Things that are let out of the Reach of it. It will be no Excufe to an idle and untowar'd Servant, who Would not attend... | |
 | John Wesley - Biography - 1782 - 728 pages
...unpardonable, as well as childifh peevifhnefs, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and negleft to improve it to the ends for which it was given us,...broad fun-fhine. The candle, that is fet up in us, fhines bright enough for all our purpofes. The The difcoveries we can make with this,oughtto fatisfy... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 560 pages
...capable: and it will be an unpardonable, as well as childifh peeviflmefs, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the...things that are fet out of the reach of it. It will be rio excufe to an idle and untoward fervant, wn*o would not attend his bufmefs by candle-light, to plead... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...capable: and it will be an unpardonable, as well as childifh peeviflmefs, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the...given us, becaufe there are fome things that are fet put of the reach of it. it will be no excufe to an idle and untoward fervant, who would not attend... | |
 | William Godwin - Children - 1797 - 508 pages
...Unpardonable, as well as Childifh Peevifhflefs, if we undervalue the Advantages of our * Knowledge, and negle6t to improve it to the * Ends for which it was given...of it. It will be no Excufe to an Idle and Untoward Servant, who * would not attend his Bufinefs by Candle-light, to plead that he had not * broad Sun-fhine.... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...peevifhnefs, if we undervalue the advantages of -our knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the er.ds for which it was given us, becaufe there are fome •things that are fct out of the reach of it. It will be no •excufe to an idle and untoward fervant, who would not... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...: and it will be an unpardonable, as well as childish peevishness, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the ends for which it was given us, because there arc some things that are set out of the reach of it It will be no excuse to an idle and... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...: and it will be an unpardonable, as well as childish peevishness, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and neglect to improve it to the ends for which it was given us, because there are some tilings that are. set out of the reach of it. It will be no excuse to an idle... | |
 | John Locke - Books and reading - 1806 - 390 pages
...unpardonable, as well as childifli peeviihnefs, if we undervalue the advantages of our knowledge, and negleft to improve it to the ends for which it was given us,...things that are fet out of the reach of it. It will be na excufe to an idle and untoward fervant, who would not attend his bufinefs by candle-light, to plead... | |
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We shall not have much Reason to complain of the narrowness of our Minds, if we will but employ them about what may be of use to us; for of that they are very capable: And it will be an Unpardonable, as well as... 
