penny-wisdom

And if it is not exactly intellectual bankruptcy, it approaches intellectual penny-wisdom and pound-foolishness.

Letters to the Editor 2006

And if it is not exactly intellectual bankruptcy, it approaches intellectual penny-wisdom and pound-foolishness.

Letters to the Editor 2006

He lives in it, and masters it by a penny-wisdom; and he that works most in it, is but

Nature 2006

For all our penny-wisdom, for all our soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted, that all men have sublime thoughts; that all men value the few real hours of life; they love to be heard; they love to be caught up into the vision of principles.

An Address 2006

Petty's 'entertainments, magnificent shews, triumphal arches, etc.' gave place to the penny-wisdom of Gladstonian finance and to a state system which

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money 2003

Therefore, it will not be recommended that draining be ever confined to the wettest lands only; that, in the pursuance of a penny-wisdom, drains be constructed with stones, or brush, or boards; that the antiquated horse-shoe tiles be used, because they cost less money; or that it will, in any case, be economical to make only such drains as are necessary to remove the water of large springs.

Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health 1865

For all our penny-wisdom, for all our soul-destroying slavery to habit, it is not to be doubted, that all men have sublime thoughts; that all men value the few real hours of life; they love to be heard; they love to be caught up into the vision of principles.

Nature: Addresses and Lectures (1849) 1849

He lives in it, and masters it by a penny-wisdom; and he that works most in it, is but a half-man, and whilst his arms are strong and his digestion good, his mind is imbruted, and he is a selfish savage.

Nature: Addresses and Lectures (1849) 1849

Farmers, for his penny-wisdom about grain-price supports.

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