 ... conscript fathers, who deliberate on dubious matters, to be influenced neither by hatred, affection, anger, nor pity. The mind, when such feelings obstruct its view, cannot easily see what is right; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment,...  Sallust, Florus, and Velleius Paterculus - Page 52de Sallust - 1881 - 538 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Gaius Sallustius Crispus - 1852 - 582 pages
...what is right ; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is...injudicious courses of conduct ; but I had rather speak of those instances in which our ancestors, in oppopition to the impulse of passion, acted with wisdom... | |
 | 1900 - 454 pages
...what is right; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is...compassion, have adopted injudicious courses of conduct; but 1 had rather speak of those instances in which our ancestors, in opposition to the impulse of passion,... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - 1902 - 462 pages
...what is right; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is...compassion, have adopted injudicious courses of conduct; but 1 had rather speak of those instances in which our ancestors, in opposition to the impulse of passion,... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - 1903 - 448 pages
...what is right; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. "When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is...compassion, have adopted injudicious courses of conduct; but 1 had rather speak of those instances in which our ancestors, in opposition to the impulse of passion,... | |
 | Edwin Gordon Lawrence - 1913 - 444 pages
...what is right; nor has any human being consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is...compassion, have adopted injudicious courses of conduct; * A decree of the Senate was made in accordance with this advice. but I had rather speak of those instances... | |
 | Lewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna - 1999 - 978 pages
...what is right; nor has any human heing consulted, at the same moment, his passions and his interest. When the mind is freely exerted, its reasoning is sound; but passion, if it gain possession of it. hecomes its tyrant, and reason is powerless. I could easily mention, conscript fathers, numerous examples... | |
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