 heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems...  The Juvenile instructor and companion - Page 15by Young people - 1877Full view - About this book
 | J. D. Kroft - Reference - 2000 - 310 pages
...destroyed. ' —Proverbs 13:20 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich, —lohn Ray Knowledge dwells in the heads replete with thoughts of other men; wisdom in minds attentive to their own. —William Cowper Wisdom comes by disillusionment. —George SawtapHa Speed is good when wisdom leads... | |
 | Sir William Osler - Medical ethics - 2001 - 416 pages
...(1784), book 6, “The Winter Walk at Noon,” lines 89—97. Osler omitted the following four lines: Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd and squar'd and fitted to its place, Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. 79. Heraclitus... | |
 | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1990 - 622 pages
...books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells 90 In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in...Till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, 95 Does but encumber whom it seems t' enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom... | |
 | Richard Alan Krieger - Electronic books - 2007 - 344 pages
..."Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune." — Horace "Knowledge is proud that it has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that it knows no more." — William Cowper "There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality;... | |
 | Richard Alan Krieger - Electronic books - 2007 - 344 pages
..."Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune." — Horace "Knowledge is proud that it has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that it knows no more." — William Cowper "There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality;... | |
 | Richard Alan Krieger - Electronic books - 2007 - 344 pages
..."Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune." — Horace "Knowledge is proud that it has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that it knows no more." — William Cowper "There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality;... | |
 | Janine C. Edwards, Joan A. Friedland, Robert Bing-You - Medical - 2002 - 288 pages
...Cowper: Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. them both by support... | |
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