 | 1803 - 322 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind ? and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...CONTENT. The Foundation of content must spring up in a man-s own mind ; and he who has so little knowh-dge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the -griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing, but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | 1806 - 348 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that tile fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing, but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind; and that he, who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing, but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 Seiten
...have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his ovrn dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | 1810 - 464 Seiten
...have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content content must spring up in the mind; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | William Giles - 1811 - 268 Seiten
...trial, you will soon be convinced ' that the foundation of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he, who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 Seiten
...trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes... | |
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He would, upon the trial, have been soon convinced, that the fountain of content must spring up in the mind ; and that he who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his... 
