 | John Locke - 1800 - 540 страница
...inclined either to sit still, and not set our thoughts »on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim...things are not to be understood. It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of hie line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.... | |
 | Victor Cousin - 1872 - 452 страница
...inclined either to sit still, and not set our thoughts on work at all, in despair of knowing any thing ; or, on the other side, question every thing, and disclaim all knowledge, because some things arc not to be understood." And again, in the same section: " It is of great use to the sailor to know... | |
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It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. It is well he knows that it is long enough to reach the bottom, at such places as are necessary to direct his voyage, and caution... 
