 | 1755 - 768 lehte
...few simple operations, of which the effects too are perhaps always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as is possible for a... | |
 | 1799 - 638 lehte
...the lame, or very neai ly the fame, has no occafion to exert his undcrftanding, or to cxercile hi» invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally lofes, therefore, the habit of luch exertion, and generally becomes as (tupid and ignorant as it is... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 lehte
...simple operations, of which the effects, too, are perhaps always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - 1822 - 524 lehte
...simple operations, of which the effects too, are perhaps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties, which . never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exercise, and becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human... | |
 | 1829 - 298 lehte
...simple operations, of which the effects too, are perhaps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the hibits of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant, aa it is possible... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1831 - 282 lehte
...simple operations, of which the effects too are, perhaps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible... | |
 | 1832 - 572 lehte
...simple operations, of which the effects too are, per' haps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to ' exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible... | |
 | 1832 - 952 lehte
...operations, of which the effects, too, are perhaps always the наше, or very nearly the ваше, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally losi:.«, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it... | |
 | 1833 - 414 lehte
...few simple operations, of which the effects too are perhaps always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to...difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as is possible for a... | |
 | 1840 - 130 lehte
...instructing youth—of adopting some more scientific plan of teaching, he observes, " that from having no occasion to exert his understanding, or to exercise...expedients, for removing difficulties which never occur, he loses the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for... | |
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The man whose whole life is spent in performing a few simple operations, of which the effects too are, perhaps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding or to exercise his invention in finding out expedients... 
