 No man had, like him, the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking. Perhaps other men might have equal knowledge; but few were so communicative. His great pleasure was, to talk to those who looked up to him.  The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds - Seite xxxiivon Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...to-day. "No man", said Sir Joshua Reynolds, who was a very acute observer of the contemporary scene, "had like him the faculty of teaching inferior minds the art of thinking", and not less, to use Johnson's own expression, "the art of living". JOHNSON AND THE LAW "Sin," said... | |
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