Hidden fields
Books Books
" A wise man hath his foibles, as well as a fool. But the difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world ; the foibles of the other are known to the world, and concealed from himself. "
A Treatise on Self Knowledge: Showing the Nature and Benefit of that ... - Page 41
by John Mason - 1819 - 178 pages
Full view - About this book

Self-knowledge:: A Treatise, Shewing the Nature and Benefit of the Important ...

John Mason - 1794 - 282 pages
...But the difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himfelf, and concealed from the world; the foibles of the other are known to the world, and concealed from himfelf. The wife man fees thofe frailties in himfelf, which others cannot ; but the fool is blind...
Full view - About this book

Self Knowledge: A Treatise, Shewing the Nature and Benefit of that Important ...

John Mason - 1809 - 232 pages
...But the difference between them is, that the foi. bles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world: the foibles of the other are known...character, which are conspicuous to every body else. Whence it appears, that self knowledge is that which makes the main difference between a wise man and...
Full view - About this book

A Treatise on Self-knowledge

John Mason - 1816 - 298 pages
...But the difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world; the foibles of the other are known...blind to those blemishes in his character, which are conspicnous to every body else. Whence it appears, that self-knowledge is that which makes the main...
Full view - About this book

Mason on self-knowledge. Melmoth's Great importance of a religious life ...

John Mason - 1824 - 340 pages
...Bat the difference between them is, that the foibles of the cue are known to himself, and concealed from the world ; the foibles of the other are known...character, which are conspicuous to every body else. Whence it appears, that selfknowledge is that which makes the main difference between a wise man and...
Full view - About this book

The New Jerusalem magazine and theological inspector

1829 - 140 pages
...difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the woild ; the foibles of the other are known to the world, and concealed from himself. "Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?" No: — then to expect an impossibility is madness...
Full view - About this book

The Study of Medicine, Volume 4

John Mason Good - 1829 - 736 pages
...difference nicum Philbetween them is, that the foibles of the one are known to auti*' himself, and concealed from the world ; the foibles of the other are known...blemishes in his character which are conspicuous to every one else*." It was under the influence of -this disease that Menecrates, as we learn from /Klimi, became...
Full view - About this book

Supplement to the Connecticut Courant: Containing Tales, Travels ..., Volume 3

1832 - 548 pages
...them is, hat the foibles nf the one are known to himself, and concealer1 from the world ; the foi)les of the other are known- to the world and concealed from himself. — Mason, As no man can excel in every thing, we must consider what part is allotted us to act, !i...
Full view - About this book

The Saturday Magazine, Volume 16

1840 - 272 pages
...But the difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world; the foibles of the other are known...blemishes in his character, which are conspicuous to everybody else. Whence it appears, that self-knowledge is that which makes the main difference between...
Full view - About this book

The Saturday Magazine, Volume 16

1840 - 274 pages
...them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world; the tbiUles of the other are known to the world, and concealed...himself.' The wise man sees those frailties in himself whir.h others cannot ; but the fool is blind to those blemishes in his character, which are conspicuous...
Full view - About this book

Mason on self-knowledge. Melmoth's Great importance of a religious life ...

John Mason - 1846 - 218 pages
...But the difference between them is, that the foibles of the one are known to himself, and concealed from the world ; the foibles of the other are known...character, which are conspicuous to every body else. Whence it appears, that self-knowledge is that which makes the main difference between a wise man and...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF