| John Locke - 1805 - 562 pages
...its noble- use u ' ness, worth our labour to enquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever he the difficulties that lie in the way of this enquiry; whatever it be, that keeps us... | |
| John Locke - 1805 - 554 pages
...its noble- use u ' ness, worth our labour to enquire into. The understanding, like the eye,1 whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this enquiry; whatever it be, that keeps us... | |
| John Locke - 1808 - 346 pages
...subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to enquire into. The Understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. My design is to enquire into the original, certainty, and extent of human knowledge ; together with... | |
| Elizabeth Hamilton - 1813 - 556 pages
...inclined to bestow. " The understanding," as Mr. Locke beautifully observes, " Like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object." This " art and pains" are implied in serious reflection ; and to this reflection it is the object of... | |
| John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...even for its nobleness, worth our ^labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this inquiry, whatever it be that keeps us... | |
| Frederick Beasley - 1822 - 584 pages
...within them. For, as Mr. Locke finely remarks, the understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see all other things, takes no notice of itself; and it...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. Notwithstanding, however, the darkness and obscurity which hang over the subject, we shall endeavour,... | |
| Thomas Reid - 1822 - 432 pages
...the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself; and that it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object." Cicero has expressed this sentiment most beautifully, Tusc. i. 28. This power of the understanding... | |
| John Locke - 1823 - 380 pages
...its noble- use u ' ness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But, whatever be the difficulties that lie in the way of this inquiry ; whatever it be, that keeps... | |
| Samuel Bailey - 1823 - 420 pages
...subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into. The understanding, like the eye, whilst it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes...set it at a distance, and make it its own object. But whatever be the difficulties, that lie in the way of this inquiry ; whatever it be, that keeps... | |
| Hezekiah G. Ufford - 1823 - 200 pages
...understanding, like the eye, while it makes us see and perceive all other things, takes no notice of itself ; it requires art and pains to set it at a distance, and make it its own object." Some ripeness of understanding is necessary, in order to be capable of reflection. Of all the powers... | |
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