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" Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. "
The World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors - Page 402
by Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 432 pages
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 402 pages
...when Wisdom is too weak to guide her, Is like a headstrong horse that throws the rider. F. Quarles, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, 90 Wisdom5 in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials...
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Poems ... To which is prefixed a memoir of the author, by John M'Diarmid ...

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own* Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smooth'd, and squar'd,...
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Advice to a Young Christian: On the Importance of Aiming at an Elevated ...

Jared Bell Waterbury - Christian life - 1838 - 208 pages
...noblest use of that term. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being' one, Have oft times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...learned so much, Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. 8* It is surprising, how few persons are in the habit of attending to the operations of their own minds....
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The Millennial Harbinger, Volume 2

Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - Bethany (W. Va.) - 1838 - 584 pages
...poet — "Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oftimes no connexion — knowledge dwell« In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. i Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more:" And as to...
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The Millennial Harbinger, Volume 2

Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - Bethany (W. Va.) - 1838 - 540 pages
...distinct. As says the poet — "Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oflimes no connexion— knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom, in minds attentive 10 their own. Knowledge is proud that he has learn'd so much; Wisdom is humble that lie knows no more:"...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smooth'd and squared and...
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The Malta penny magazine

536 pages
...three quarters of the globe. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own ; Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds. Till smooth'd and squared, and...
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The church scholar's reading-book, selected from the Saturday magazine

Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...faculty. — SHARON TunHEU. KNOWLEDGE and wisdom, far from being one, Have 'oftentimes no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of..."Wisdom in minds attentive to their own ; Knowledge, a rude _ unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which Wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared,aud...
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The National Preacher, Volumes 15-16

Religion - 1841 - 592 pages
...a Christian poet very justly observes : " Knowledge and wi»dom, far from being one, Have oft limes no connection. Knowledge dwells in heads replete With thoughts of other men — wisdom , In minds attentiTe to their awn." It sometimes happens, that when a youth is elevated by circumstances somewhat...
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Advice to a Young Christian, on the Importance of Aiming at an Elevated ...

Jared Bell Waterbury - Christian life - 1843 - 198 pages
...in my opinion, he is far from being a man of wisdom, in the highest and noblest use of that term. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one. Have ofttimes...so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more." It is surprising how few persons are in the habit of attending to the operations of their own minds....
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