 | James Boswell - 1820 - 382 페이지
...: " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...than would take even a little trouble to acquire it." Goldsmith attempting to maintain, from an affectation of paradox, " that knowledge was not desirable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 372 페이지
...: " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a littkj trouble to acquire it." Goldsmith attempting to maintain, from an affectation of paradox, "... | |
 | 1821 - 372 페이지
...: " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...than would take even a little trouble to acquire it." Goldsmith attempting to maintain, from an affectation of paradox, " that knowledge was not desirable... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 514 페이지
..." Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour ; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good ; but with respect to me, the action is very wrong. So, religious exercises,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 508 페이지
..." Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour ; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...motive from which we act. If I fling half a crown to a beo-far with intention to break his head, and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - 1825 - 370 페이지
...sexes ; Johnson said, " Sir, there is no trusting to that crazy piety." At another time he said, " The morality of an action depends on the motive from which we act. If I fling half-a-crown to a beggar with intention to break his head, and he picks it up and buys victuals with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 440 페이지
...: " Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good ; but, with respect to me, the action is very wrong. So, religious exercises,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 페이지
...continued. " Mankind had a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easy attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good ; but, with respect to me, the action is very wrong. So, religious exercises,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 페이지
...continued. " Mankind had a great aversion to intellectual labour; but even supposing knowledge to be easy attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good ; but, with respect to me, the action is very wrong. So, religious exercises,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 604 페이지
...Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labour 1 ; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant...and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good ; but with respect to me, the action is very wrong. So, religious exercises,... | |
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The morality of an action depends on the motive from which we act. If I fling half a crown to a beggar with intention to break his head, and he picks it up and buys victuals with it, the physical effect is good; but, with respect to me, the action is... 
