| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - Страниц: 600
...fartheft parts of the world, Hardly any thing can be added to the purity of his morality. r}e leems rather to fpeak like a doctor of a revealed law, than...he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In ihort, his gravity and fobriety, his rigorous abftinence, hjs contempt of riches and what are commonly... | |
| 1761 - Страниц: 614
...morality. He feems rather to fpeak like a clodtor of a revealed law, than like a man who had no Ji^ht, but what the law of nature afforded him: and what convinces us of his fincerity js, that he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In fhort, his gravity iind i'obriety, his... | |
| 1798 - Страниц: 604
...added to the purity of his morality. He feems rather to fpeak like a doctor of a revealed law, than a man who had no light but what the law of nature afforded him : and what convinces us of his fin» ccrity is, that he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In fhort, his gravity and fobriety,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - Страниц: 540
...added to the purity of his morality. He seems rather to speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than a man who had no light but what the law of nature affordetl him, and he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In short, his gravity and sobriety,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - Страниц: 538
...added to the purity of his morality. He seems rather to speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than a man who had no light but what the law of nature afforded him, and he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In short, his gravity and sobriety, his rigorous abstinence,... | |
| 1813 - Страниц: 536
...added to the purity of his. morality. He seems rather to. speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than a man who had no light but what the law of nature afforded him, and he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In short, his gravity and sobriety, his rigorous abstinence,... | |
| Daniel Staniford - 1814 - Страниц: 254
...behave yourfelf worthily on all occafions." lonfuciusfeems rather to fpeak like a doctor ofareveald law, than like a man who had no light, but what the iw of nature afforded him ; and a proof of his fincerity i, that he taught as forcibly by jiis example... | |
| John Adams - 1816 - Страниц: 346
...of the world. Hardly any thing can be added to the purity of his morality. He seems rather to speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than like a man who...nature afforded him : and what convinces us of his sincerity is, that he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In short, his gravity and sobriety,... | |
| Daniel Staniford - 1817 - Страниц: 256
...speak prudently, and to behave yourself worthily on all occasions." Confucius seems rather to speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than like a man who...light, but what the law of nature afforded him ; and a proof of his sincerity is, that he taught as forcibly by his example as by precept. 12. In short... | |
| 1824 - Страниц: 484
...added t» the purity of his morality. He seems rather to speak like a doctor of a revealed law, than a man who had no light but what the law of nature afforded him : and, as an evidence of his sincerity, he taught as forcibly by example as by precept. In K • short, his... | |
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