 | John Locke - Commonplace-books - 1706 - 352 pages
...Mathematicians, as to make them reafonabje Creatures ^ for though we all call our felves fo, becaufe we1 are born to it if we pleafe, yet we may truly fay...the Seeds of it ^ we are born to be, if we pleafe., rational Creabut 'tis Ufe an4 Exercife only that nukes makes us fo, and we are indeed fo no farther... | |
 | John Clarke - Best books - 1731 - 380 pages
...Reafonable Creatures. ' For tho' we all call our felves fo, * becaufe we are Born to it, if we ' pieafe ; yet we may truly fay, Nature ' gives us but the Seeds of it ; we * are Born to be, if we pieafe, Rati' onal Creatures ; but 'tis ufe and ' Exercife only that makes us fq ; ' and we are indeed... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1748 - 380 pages
...call ourfelves fo, becaufe we are born to it, if we " pleafej yet we may truly fay, Nature gives ua " but the Seeds of it. We are born to be, if we *' pleafe, rational Creatures; but 'tis Ufe and Exer** cife only that makes us fo, and we are indeed fo, ». L... | |
 | Preceptor - 1758 - 590 pages
...reafonable Creatures ; for though we *' all call ourfelves fo, becaufe we are born to it, if we pleafe j *' yet we may truly fay, Nature gives us but the Seeds of it. " We are born to be, if we pleafe, rational Creatures ; but 'tis *' Ufe and Exercife only that makes us fo, and we are indeed " fo, no... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - Education - 1758 - 586 pages
...rcafonab'e Creatures; for thouch we " ail call ouifelvcs fo, becaufe we are born "to it, if we pleafc ; " yet we may truly fay, Nature gives us but the Seeds of it. " We are born to be, if we pleafc, rational Creatures ; but 'tis ", Ufe and Exercife only that makes us fo, and we are indeed... | |
 | William Duncan - Logic - 1770 - 380 pages
...tures j for though we all call ourfelves fo, beI « caufe " caufe we are born to it, if we pleafe j yet we •" may truly fay, Nature gives us but the Seeds " of it. We are born to be, if we pleafe, ra" tional Creatures ; but 'tis Ufe and Exercife «' only that makes us fo, and we are indeed fo, "... | |
 | Benjamin Donne - 1796 - 120 pages
...to make them mathematicians as to make ihem reafonable creatures ; for, though we all call ourfelves fo, becaufe we are born to it, if we pleafe, yet, we may truly fay, nature gives us but the feeds of it. We are born to be, if we pleafe, rational creatures, but it is ufe and exercife only that... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 334 pages
...to make them mathematicians, as to make them reafonable creatures ; for though we all call ourfelves fo, becaufe we are born to it if we pleafe, yet we may truly fay Nature gives us but the feeds of it ; we are born to be, if, we pleafe, rational creatures, but it is ufe and exercife only... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...to make them mathematicians, as to make them reafonable creatures ; for though we all call ourfelves fo, becaufe we are born to it if we pleafe, yet we may truly fay Nature gives us but the feeds of it ; we are born to be, if we pleafe, rational creatures, but it is ufe and exercife only... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 168 pages
...for \ though we all call ourselves so, because we are born to it if we please, yet we may truly say nature gives us but the seeds of it; we are born to be, if we please, rational creatures, but it is use and exercise only that makes us so, and we are indeed so... | |
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... we may truly say nature gives us but the seeds of it; we are born to be, if we please, rational creatures, but it is use and exercise only that makes us so, and we are indeed so no farther than industry and application has carried us. 
