 To think often, and never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking; and the soul, in such a state of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glass, which constantly receives variety of images, or ideas,...  The Jewish Spy: Being a Philosophical, Historical, and Critical ... - Page 261by Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Argens (marquis d') - 1766Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1768 - 418 pages
...often, and never ta retain it fo much as one Moment, is a very ufelefs Sort of thinking: And theJSpul, in fuch a State of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a Lookingglafs, which conftantly receives Variety of_ Images, or Ideas, but retains none ; they difap-. pear and vanifh,... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 340 pages
...retain it fo much as one moment, ii a very ufelefs fort of thinking ; and the foul, in fuch a ftate of -thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glais, which conftantly receives variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they difappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 950 pages
...retain it fo much as one •moment, ij a -very ufelefs fort of thinking ; and the foul, in fuch a ftate of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glals, which conitantly receives variety of images, or iotas, but retains none ; they difappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1806 - 390 pages
...retain it fa much as one moment, is a very ujelefs fort of thinking : and the foul in fuch a ftate of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glafs, which conftantly receives variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they difappear and vanifli, and... | |
 | John Locke - 1813 - 518 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking : and the soul in such a state of thinking, does very little, -if at all, excel that of a looking-glass, which 'constantly receives variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they disappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking: and the soul, in such a state of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glass, which constantly receives variety of images, or ideas, but retains none; they disappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 588 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking; and the soul, hi such a state of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a lookingglass, which constantly receives variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they disappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1854 - 536 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking ; and the soul, in such a state of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glass, which constantly receives a variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they disappear... | |
 | Daniel Clark - 1873 - 320 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking ; and the soul in such a state of thinking, does very little, if at all, excel that of a looking-glass, which constantly receives varieties of images or ideas but retains none ; they disappear... | |
 | John Locke - 1879 - 722 pages
...never to retain it so much as one moment, is a very useless sort of thinking; and the soul, in such a state of thinking, does very little if at all excel that of a looking-glass, which constantly receives a variety of images, or ideas, but retains none ; they disappear... | |
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