 | 1835 - 538 pages
...long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. — JOHNSON. KNOWLEDGE and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their owu; Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, Tho mere materials with wliich Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd,... | |
 | 1835 - 298 pages
...wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.— JOHNSON. KNOWLEDGE and wisdom, far from being one, liavo ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in tiiiuds attentive to their owu; Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere material:; with which... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 448 pages
...books and the wisdom that cometh from above, is drawn by Cowper with a happy and just discrimination. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Apologetics - 1836 - 520 pages
...possible to know much without being wise, and especially without being " wise unto salvation." " — Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems f enrich. Knowledge... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1836 - 206 pages
...And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from bsing one, Have ofltimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with...Till smooth'd, and squar'd, and fitted to its place, Uoea but encumher whom It seems t' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so muck; Wisdom ia... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 446 pages
...books and the wisdom that cometh from above, is drawn by Cowper with a happy and just discrimination. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, 'Hie mere materials with which wisdom builds, -liii 'VfiB smooth'd, and squar'd, and fitted to its... | |
 | Peter Mere Latham - Clinical medicine - 1836 - 344 pages
...the same high subject : — " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud, that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, 90 Wisdom5 in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude...materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. 95 Knowledge is proud that... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, 90 Wisdom5 in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude...materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd and squared and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. 95 Knowledge is proud that... | |
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Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. 
