 | John Feltham - 1799 - 146 Seiten
...— Dr. Fuller. in. 1 • Examples do not authorise a fault ; vice must never plead prescription. IV. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools.— Eng. Theop. v. As to be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so, to the utmost... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...course of life which is the most excellent; and habit will render it the most delightful. CHAP. III. i CUSTOM is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. As to be perfectly just, is an attribute of the divine aature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,... | |
 | 1808 - 540 Seiten
...men, women, children, all were indiscriminately put to the sword. By antitheses or contrast, as, " Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools." — ^He can bribe, but he cannot seduce j) he can buy, but he cannot gain ; he can lie, but he cannot... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...upon that course of life which is the most excellent, and iiabit will render it the most delightful. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. As, to be perfectly just, is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our ahilities,... | |
 | John Ely - 1817 - 124 Seiten
...It is hard 1o teach an old dog new tricks. 27. The young are slaves to novelty, the old to custom. Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools. Superstition is the spleen of the soul. A saddle for ihe horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...course of life which is the most excellent, and habit will render it the most delightful. . i CHAP. III. CUSTOM is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. As to be perfectly just, is an attribute of the divine nature ; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,... | |
 | John Wade - 1824 - 258 Seiten
...and I'll commend you. Consider well, who you are, what you do, whence you come, and whither you go. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. The Spaniards say, " A good or bad custom, the rogue wishes it to exist." Which shows the influence... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - 290 Seiten
...as easy to us as an ill one. Examples do not authorise a fault. Vice must never plead prescription. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. English Theoph. Most men live either according to opinion or fashion, both of which are full of variety,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1835 - 270 Seiten
...Pitch upon that course of life which is the most excellent, and habit will render it most delightful. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. As to be perfectly just, is an attribute of the divine nature, to be so to the utmost of our abilities,... | |
 | 1837 - 352 Seiten
...clay, from the cradle to the giave, without a dream to stir the deadness of its torpor.— Bulwer. 843. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. Anon. 836. Republics. — In republics the sovereign power, or the power over which there is no controul,... | |
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CUSTOM is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. 
