 ... harangues and popular addresses, they are certainly, in all discourses that pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language or person that...  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding - Page 289by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 pages
...that pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the...will be superfluous here to take notice; the books of rhetorick which abound in the world, will instruct those who want to be informed: only I cannot but... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...pretend to inform or inftruct, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language or perfon that makes ufe of them. What and how various they are, will be fuperfluous here to take notice... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 986 pages
...pretend to inform or inftruci, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language or perfon that makes ufe of them. What and how various they are, will be fuperfluous here to take notice... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 586 pages
...and allusion in language, should be wholly avoided ; and, when Truth and Kuowlcdg-j are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language, or of the person, who makes us« oftht-m. It tj evident indeed, how much men love to deceive, and be deceived,... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - Christianity - 1807 - 588 pages
...speeches, and allusion in language, should be wholly avoided ; and, when Truth and Knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the language, or of ihe person, who makes use of them. It is evident indeed, how much men love to deceive, and be deceived,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1808 - 346 pages
...pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and where Truth and Knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the...be superfluous here to take notice ; the books of rhetorick which abound in the world will instruct those who want to be informed. Only I cannot but... | |
 | John Locke - 1816 - 1048 pages
...pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and, where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the...will instruct those who want to be informed ; only 1 cannot but observe how little the preservation and improvement of truth and knowledge is the care... | |
 | John Locke - 1819 - 468 pages
...pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the...are, will be superfluous here to take notice ; the hooks of rhetoric which abound in the world, will instruct those who want to be informed; only I cannot... | |
 | Religion - 1830 - 758 pages
...to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and when truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot hut be thought a great fault either of the language or person that makes use of them. It is evident how much men love to deceive and be deceived, since rhetoric, that powerful instrument... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1824 - 520 pages
...pretend to inform or instruct, wholly to be avoided ; and where truth and knowledge are concerned, cannot but be thought a great fault, either of the...be superfluous here to take notice ; the books of rhetorick which abound in the world, will instruct those who want to be informed ; only I cannot but... | |
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