 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 own.  Poems - Page 167by William Cowper - 1787Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - Poetry - 1854 - 460 pages
...give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of otberjnen ; ^Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. • -•'• Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass,... | |
 | Francis Jacox - Authors - 1872 - 514 pages
...the head, And learning wiser grow without his books." For, on Cowper's showing, 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 own. The erudition which remains extraneous to the mind, as Mrs.... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1873 - 236 pages
...to make folid churl, a country labourer aught, anything KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. 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 own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 320 pages
...give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge...dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other, men, 90 Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 260 pages
...give an useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge...dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; 90 Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | William Cowper - 1874 - 304 pages
...give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge...dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, 90 Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | Medicine - 1876 - 610 pages
...impressiveness, those lines of Cowper, in which hecontrasts wisdom and knowledge:— " 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 own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - Elocution - 1878 - 254 pages
...side. Owned his returning lord, looked up, and died! 1 6. KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. 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 — a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | Alexander Melville Bell - Elocution - 1878 - 254 pages
...side. Owned his returning lord, looked up, and died ! l6. KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. 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 — a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials... | |
 | Helen A Hertz - 1879 - 292 pages
...give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his books. 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 own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with... | |
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