 Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.  Bostonia - Page 151907Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books.1 Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'il, and squared,... | |
 | Caroline Amelia Halsted - Botany - 1835 - 312 pages
...pious and amiable Cowper says : " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...attentive to their own. Knowledge is proud — that he has learn'd so much ; Wisdom is humble — that he knows no more." The Task, bk. vi. p. 5. fMty JfM fy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 388 pages
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 | William Cowper - 1835 - 448 pages
...happy and just discrimination. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion — knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, 'Till smooth'd, and squar'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 446 pages
...happy and just discrimination. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion — knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd,... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pages
...genius contemptible. — JOHNSON. KNOWLEDGE and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own ; Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared,... | |
 | 1835 - 538 pages
...genius contemptible. — JOHNSON. KNOWLEDGE and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete •with 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
...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... | |
 | Peter Mere Latham - Clinical medicine - 1836 - 344 pages
...but with equal majesty and truth, spoke another of congenial mind upon the same high subject : — " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squared,... | |
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