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... on his guard against catching the errour and mistaken enthusiasm of the people among whom he happens to be . ' GOLDSMITH . ' Sir , he wants only to sell his history , and to tell truth ; one an honest , the other a laudable motive .
... on his guard against catching the errour and mistaken enthusiasm of the people among whom he happens to be . ' GOLDSMITH . ' Sir , he wants only to sell his history , and to tell truth ; one an honest , the other a laudable motive .
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The magistrate , I say , may be wrong in what he thinks : but , while he thinks himself right , he may and ought to enforce what he thinks . ' Mayo . “ Then , Sir , we are to remain always in errour , and truth never can prevail ...
The magistrate , I say , may be wrong in what he thinks : but , while he thinks himself right , he may and ought to enforce what he thinks . ' Mayo . “ Then , Sir , we are to remain always in errour , and truth never can prevail ...
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He thus defined the difference between physical and moral truth ; “ Physical truth , is , when you tell a thing as it actually is . Moral truth , is , when you tell a thing sincerely and precisely as it appears to you .
He thus defined the difference between physical and moral truth ; “ Physical truth , is , when you tell a thing as it actually is . Moral truth , is , when you tell a thing sincerely and precisely as it appears to you .
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| Título | Life of Johnson Volumen204 de Oxford Paperbacks Volumen204 de Oxford Paperbacks: Literature Oxford standard authors |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Edición | 3, reimpresa |
| Editor | Oxford University Press, 1953 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 5 Mayo 2009 |
| Largo | 1491 páginas |
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