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James Mackintosh
5 quotes
“Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself.”
James Mackintosh (1765–1832) first seen 1791 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vindiciæ Gallicæ (1791).
Also quoted by: Sir James Mackintosh
“The Commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity.”
James Mackintosh (1765–1832) first seen 1791 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vindiciæ Gallicæ (1791).
Also quoted by: Sir James Mackintosh
“The frivolous work of polished idleness.”
James Mackintosh (1765–1832) first seen 1830 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dissertation on the Progress of Ethical Philosophy (1830), Section VI: Foundation of a More Just Theory of Ethics — "Thomas Brown", paragraph 3.
Also quoted by: Sir James Mackintosh
“It is right to be content with what we have, but never with what we are.”
James Mackintosh (1765–1832) said by 1832 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh Vol. I (1835), edited by his son Robert James Mackintosh. London: Edward Moxon, p. 482.
“The theory (propounded by Vedanta) [is] refined, abstruse, ingenious and beautiful.”
James Mackintosh (1765–1832) said by 1832 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted from Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture. New Delhi: Pragun Publication.