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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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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 10

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And Learning wiser grow without his bocks. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times...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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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...moments. Here the heart May give a useful lesson to the head, And learning wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds, Till smoothed, and squared,...
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Medical Repository, Volume 6

Medicine - 1821 - 512 pages
...of the poet's remark, that " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft times DO connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men ; Wisdom in minds attentive to their ova." Dr. Cooke's work, in so far as we can judge from the part which we have received, in place of...
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The Miscellaneous Tracts of the Late William Withering: To which ..., Volume 1

William Withering - Medicine - 1822 - 534 pages
...and illustrating that . . " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft times no connexion: Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more." Hence, after meditating on the discoveries and sublime speculations of a great astronomer, and sweeping...
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The English Master: Or, Student's Guide to Reasoning and Composition ...

William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...the same thing, but Cowper, in the following lines, accurately and elegantly shews the difference ; " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own." To aim at precision in writing, will always be found conducive to the intellectual improvement of the...
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Letters of Paul and Amicus: Originally Published in the Christian Repository ...

Eliphalet Wheeler Gilbert, Benjamin Ferris - Church history - 1823 - 524 pages
...KKI, ].<;•„ PROFES90BS. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from bring one, Have oft times no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads, replete with thoughts of...other men ; Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own. Cowrai. IJT my last, I did not present myself as the " defender" of th* Society of Friends, and their...
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Essay on Instinct, and Its Physical and Moral Relations

Thomas Hancock - Instinct - 1824 - 584 pages
...head,—in a word, between wisdom and knowledge. Cowper has very accurately marked the distinction. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere material with which Wisdom builds, 'Till smooth'd and squared and...
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Essay on Instinct, and Its Physical and Moral Relations

Thomas Hancock - Instinct - 1824 - 578 pages
...head, — in a word, between wisdom and knowledge. Cowper has very accurately marked the distinction. " Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes...Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other meu, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own. Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere material...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...wiser grow without his books. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times 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,...
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The Englishman's library [ed. by E. H. L.].

Englishman - 1824 - 420 pages
...as a divinity." L. LOCKE. " Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft'times 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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