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
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.
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…
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