 | James Gregory - 1819 - 454 pages
...falsehood and disingenuity ? " Are you," said Dr. Johnson to a reverend gentleman in Scotland, " are you " so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to " know,...good " principles, without having good practice?" Horace says, " Video meliora, proboque; deteriora " sequor," or as another ancient has expressed it-... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...professions, whose practice was not snitable to them, was thns reprimanded by him : — Sir, are you m- grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, withont having pood practice. But let no man encourage or soothe himself in presumptuons sin, from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him:— " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ?"' But'let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to ihem," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ? " 6 But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir-, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...very sincere in good principles, without having good practice3?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice m .'" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 586 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know...the right ; and whoever examines himself candidly v/ill be satisfied of it, though the inconsistency between principles and practice is greater in some... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in " presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them," was thus reprimanded by him : — " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature as not to know...sincere in good principles, without having good practice ' ?" But let no man encourage or soothe himself in "presumptuous sin," from knowing that Johnson was... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...professions, whose practice was not suitable to them. The Doctor grew warm, and said, " Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very sincere in 1 [Because, perhaps, he had never before seen him in such high company. — ED.] 8 [Lady Lucy Graham,... | |
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M'Aulay passed the evening with us at our inn. When Dr Johnson spoke of people whose principles were good, but whose practice was faulty, Mr M'Aulay said, he had no notion of people being in earnest in their good professions, whose practice was not suitable... 
