 | John Todd - 1799 - 200 lapas
...best stationary, and more probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...his time, and that, • instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his plan, and sets to work at... | |
 | John Todd - 1835 - 406 lapas
...quality which Lucan ascribes to Cresar, — nescia virtus stare loco, — who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ h'mself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his plan, and sets to work at... | |
 | John Todd - 1835 - 414 lapas
...great quality which Lucan ascribes to Caesar,—nescia virtus stare loco,—who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit,—that can advance to eminence in any line. Let us take, by way of illustration, the case of... | |
 | William Wirt - 1838 - 92 lapas
...Lucan ascribes to Caesar — the nescia virtus stare loco — who first consults wisely, then resolvesx firmly, and then executes his purpose with inflexible...daunt a weaker spirit, that can advance to eminence on any line. Let us take, by way of illustration, the case of a student. He commences the study of... | |
 | John Todd - 1839 - 116 lapas
...quality which Lucan ascribes to Caesar — nescia virtus stare leco* — who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...study of the dead languages: presently comes a friend, * Whilst we are talking, the time is flying. t Virtue that knows not how to be inactive. who tells... | |
 | 1841 - 986 lapas
...best stationary, and more probably retrograde, in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...student. He commences the study of the dead languages ; but presently a friend comes, and tells him that he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete... | |
 | 1841 - 435 lapas
...best stationary, and more probably retrograde, in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...student. He commences the study of the dead languages ; but presently a friend comes, and tells him that he is wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete... | |
 | John Todd - 1841 - 408 lapas
...quality which Lucan ascribes to Caesar, — nescia virtus stare loco, — who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his pu'rpose...illustration, the case of a student. He commences the stud} of the dead languages: presently comes a friend,. who tells him he is wasting his time, and that,... | |
 | 1841 - 436 lapas
...stationary, and more probably retrograde, in all. It is only the man •who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit—that can advance to eminence in any line. Let us take, by way of illustration, the case of... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - 1843 - 352 lapas
...great quality which Lucan ascribes to Csesar, nescia virtus stare loco, who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly, and then executes his purpose...wasting his time, and that, instead of obsolete words, he had much better employ himself in acquiring new ideas. He changes his plan, and sets to work at... | |
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... accomplish anything great or useful. Instead of being progressive in anything, he will be at best stationary, and more probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who carries into his pursuits that great quality which Lucan ascribes to... 
