Essays On the Formation And Publication of Opinions And On Other Subjects
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" How many things are there, " he exclaims, " whicli we imagine not ! How many things do we esteem and value other- wise than they are ! This ill-proportioned estimation, these vain imaginations, these be the clouds of error that turn into the storms of perturbation. " In Praise of Knowledge. 114 ON THE MISCHIEFS OF ERROR may be doubted whether, in general, juster speculations would not have afforded equal, and even superior gratification, had he origi- nally formed them. But granting the contr...ary, in its utmost extent, it could happen only in the case of a few individuals. Men are so engaged with the objects immediately around them, that mere visionary notions of this sort could never be a common and abundant source of enjoyment ; or, at least, could never possess any superiority in that character over sober and rational views ; and if they were formed on insufficient grounds, as by the supposition they must be, that insufficiency would be lia- ble occasionally to appear and throw the mind into doubt.
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