 I say there is not an occupation of civilized life, from the making of laws and poems and histories, down to the opening of New Jersey oysters with a broken jack-knife, that is not better done by a bright than a dull man, by a quick than a slow mind,...  Message ... to the General Assembly - Halaman 21oleh Connecticut. Governor - 1880Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | Danvers (Mass.) - 1856 - 258 halaman
...? Why, think how much is involved in a mere increased power of mind ! How vast an agency that is ! There is not an occupation of civilized life — from the making of laws, and poems, achromatic telescopes and the machinery of cotton and woolen mills, down to the starting of a bad rock... | |
 | 1887 - 720 halaman
...and skill in their supervision. A writer has recently said, " There is not an occupation of cvilized life, from the making of laws and poems and histories, down to the opening of oysters, with a broken jack knife, that is not better done by a bright man, than by a dull one, by... | |
 | Rufus Choate - 1891 - 592 halaman
...perfect it ? Well, I must not spend a moment in the proof of a proposition so palpable as this. I say there is not an occupation of civilized life, from...to the opening of New Jersey oysters with a broken jack-kuile, that is not better done by a bright than a dull mau, by a quick than a slow mind, by an... | |
 | Rufus Choate - 1897 - 546 halaman
...of laws and poems and histories, down to the opening of New Jersey oysters with a broken jack-kuile, that is not better done by a bright than a dull man, by a quick than a slow mind, by an instructed man than a gross or simple man, by a prudent, thought* ful, and careful man, than by a light and foolish... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1928 - 308 halaman
...nation. With an earnestness which thrilled his hearers, he dwelt on the power of the brain: I say that there is not an occupation of civilized life, from the making of the laws and poems and histories, down to the opening of New Jersey oysters with a broken jack-knife,... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1928 - 314 halaman
...power of the brain: I say that there is not an occupation of civilized life, from the making of the laws and poems and histories, down to the opening...man, by a quick than a slow mind, by an instructed man than a gross and simple man, by a prudent, thoughtful, and careful man than by a light and foolish... | |
 | Rufus Choate - 2002 - 460 halaman
...perfect it? Well, I must not spend a moment in the proof of a proposition so palpable as this. I say there is not an occupation of civilized life, from...man, by a quick than a slow mind, by an instructed man than a gross or simple man, by a prudent, thoughtful, and careful man, than by a light and foolish... | |
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