 | Sir William Hamilton - 1860 - 506 էջ
...establishment of fortresses. Words are the fortresses of thought. They enable us its relation to realise our dominion over what we have already overrun in...the process of tunnelling, of tunnelling through a sand- LECT. bank In this operation it is impossible to succeed, — unless every foot, nay~ almost... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1865 - 578 էջ
...reciprocal attraction."' Disserts,tiona on Eeid, pp. 852, 853. t Lectures, iii. 138-140. y 2 " tresses. Words are the fortresses of thought. They " enable...Or another illustration : You have all heard of the pro" cess of tunnelling—of tunnelling through a sand-bank. " In this operation it is impossible to... | |
 | Sir William Hamilton - 1865 - 314 էջ
...operations to _ _ . which language is in- thought ; to make every intellectual conquest dispensahle, and its the basis of operations for others still beyond. Or...illustration : You have all heard of the process of tunneling, of tunneling through a sandbank. In this operation it is impossible to succeed, unless every... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - 1867 - 264 էջ
...preceded the symbol which denotes it. Speech is thus not the mother, but the godmother, of knowledge. But though, in general, we must hold that language, as...operations for others still beyond. Or another illustration : All have heard of the process of tunneling, of tunneling through a sandbank. In this operation it... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1867 - 664 էջ
...country may be overrun by an armed host, " but it is only conquered by the establishment of for" tresses. Words are the fortresses of thought. They " enable...Or another illustration : You have all heard of the pro" cess of tunnelling — of tunnelling through a sand-bank. " In this operation it is impossible... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - 1867 - 260 էջ
...may be overrun by an armed host, but it is only conquered by the establishment of fortresses. Worda are the fortresses of thought. They enable us to realize...operations for others still beyond. Or another illustration : All have heard of the process of tunneling, of tunneling through a sandbank. In this operation it... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - 1877 - 328 էջ
...thinking. The manner in which assistance is affordod is thus illustrated by Sir William Hamilton : " A country may be overrun by an armed host, but it...illustration : You have all heard of the process of tun neling through a sand-bank. In this operation it ia impossible to succeed, unless every foot, nay... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - 1877 - 330 էջ
...manner in which assistance is afforded' is thus illustrated by Sir William Hamilton : " A coun try may be overrun by an armed host, but it is only conquered...illustration : You have all heard of the process of tun neling through a sand-bank. In this operation it ie impossible to succeed, unless every foot, nay... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1878 - 462 էջ
...expressed in words. This Position Illustrated. — In his work on Logic, Sir William Hamilton says : " A country may be overrun by an armed host, but it...illustration : You have all heard of the process of tunneling through a sand-bank. In this operation it is impossible to succeed unless every foot —... | |
 | James Johonnot - 1878 - 474 էջ
...host, but it is only conquered by the establishment of fortresses. Words are the fortresses of thonght. They enable us to realize our dominion over what we...illustration : You have all heard of the process of tunneling through a sand-bank. In this operation it is impossible to succeed unless every foot —... | |
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A country may be overrun by an armed host, but it is only conquered by the establishment of fortresses. Words are the fortresses of thought. They enable us to realize our dominion over what we have already overrun in thought; to make every intellectual... 
