 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance, how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between self-illusion and voluntary fraud. 154 The Christians, rashly enough, have assigned to Mahomet a tame pigeon, that seemed to descend from... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 592 Seiten
...virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years ambition was the ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he * I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power,"... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 Seiten
...virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years ambition was the ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he • * I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, b« not by his own... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 540 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance, how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between self-illusion and 1 The Christians, rashly enough, have assigned to Mahomet a tame pigeon, that Beciued lo descend from... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between selfdelusion and a voluntary fraud. Charity may believe that the original motives of Mahomet were those... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between selfdelnsion and a voluntary fraud. Charity may believe that the original motives of Mahomet were those... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between selfdelusion and a voluntary fraud. Charity may believe that the original motives of Mahomet were those... | |
 | George Wilson Bridges - 1828 - 536 Seiten
...remains a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others ; how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between self illusion and voluntary artifice ; yet of whose labours in the cause of humanity, the historian... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1831 - 362 Seiten
...imposture, the step is perilous and slippery, and the demon of Socrates affords a memorable instance how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle...state between self-illusion and voluntary fraud.' It may be questioned whether this remark will bear the test of analysis. That enthusiasm, at least,... | |
 | 1845 - 694 Seiten
...affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between self-illusion and voluntary fraud. Charity may believe that the original motives of Mahomet were those of pure and genuine benevolence... | |
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From enthusiasm to imposture the step is perilous and slippery; the demon of Socrates affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between... 
