| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1752 - 332 lehte
...impartial fearch after real knowledge. v • To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and fludy late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with...we have loft the ufe of our legs. In general, the foundations of an happy old age muft be laid in youth : and in particular, he who has not cultivated... | |
| Several Hands - 1752 - 508 lehte
...any good purpofe. ' To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and ftudy late in life, fays he, is like getting into a go-cart with a grey beard,...we have loft the ufe of our legs. In general, the foundations of an happy old age muft be laid in youth : and, in particular, he who has not cultivated... | |
| 1762 - 410 lehte
...what he him/elf fay^ in his defence to avoid this i'uff ccted ridicule. " To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and ftudy, late in life, is like getting into a go-eart with a grey beard, and learning to walk when we have loil the ufe of oar legs. In general,... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1777 - 382 lehte
...will not attempt to make any, in an impartial fearch after real knowledge. To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and ftudy late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with a grey-beard, and learning to walk when we have loft the ufe of our legs. In general the foundations... | |
| Eschenburg - 1788 - 472 lehte
...Sßenn *) To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and itudy late in Life , is like getting in to a go-cart with a grey beard , and learning to walk when we have loft the ufe of our feet. Bolingbrtke. CTeœton fcftlofi an* bemUmfdjroung ber €rbe> baf fte an ben фо(еи jufammeu... | |
| Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1793 - 570 lehte
...an impartial fearch after real knowledge. To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and fludy late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with...we have loft the ufe of our legs. In general, the foundations of an happy old age muft be laid in youth : and in particular, he who has not cultivated... | |
| Eschenburg - 1788 - 474 lehte
...5Шепп *) To fet about acquiring the habits of meditation and ftudy late in Life , is like getting in to a go-cart with a grey beard, and learning to walk when we have loft the цГе of our feel. Bolingbroke. 0 ttowton fdjloji ли« ЬешМтГфгеипз bet €rbc/ baf... | |
| Caleb Bingham - 1801 - 234 lehte
...good or ill fortune, t»ll never hi at reft. 30. To fet abbut acquiring the habit of meditation aad ftudy late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with a grey beard, and learning to walk when \ve have loft the ufe of our legs. In general, the foundation qf a happy old age mufr be laid iu youth... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 lehte
...may be studying elegant composition. • " To set about acquiring the habits of meditation and study late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with a grey beard, and learning to walk when we have lost the use of our legs. In general, the foundation of a happy old age must be laid in youth ; and... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 lehte
...Hall*, may become a fat unwieldy sluggard. . To set about acquiring the habits of medita.tion and study, late in life, is like getting into a go-cart with a grey beard, and learning to walk when we have lost the use of our legs. In general, the foundations of an happy old age must be laid in youth, and... | |
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