Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule? - Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7… - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule? - Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7…
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation… - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation…
Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was s… - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was s…
There is a melancholy which accompanies all enthusiasm. - Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl Of Shaftesbury
There is a melancholy which accompanies all enthusiasm.
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