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Life in the Wilds: Or the South African Settlement, a Tale for Young and Old

Harriet Martineau

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Excerpt from Life in the Wilds: Or the South African Settlement, a Tale for Young and Old
In an enlightened nation like our own, there are followers of every science which has been marked out for human pursuit. There is no study which has met with entire neglect from all classes of our countrymen. There are men of all ranks and every shade of opinion, who study the laws of Divine Providence and human duty. There are many more who inquire how the universe was formed and under what rules its movements proceed. Others look back to the records of society and study the history of their race. Others examine and compare the languages of many nations. Others study the principles on which civil laws are founded, and try to discover what there has been of good and what of evil in the governments under which men have lived from the time of the patriarchs till now. Others - but they are very few - inquire into the principles which regulate tho production and distribution of the necessaries and comforts of life in society.
It is a common and true observation that every man is apt to think his own principal pursuit the most important in the world. It is a persuasion which we all smile at in one another and justify in ourselves. This is one of the least mischievous of human weaknesses; since as nobody questions that some pursuits are really more important than other, there will always be a majority of testimonies in favor of those which are so, only subject to a reservation which acts equally upon all.

Language: English

Pages: 150

Format: Paperback

Release: May 13, 2009

ISBN 13: 9781330057308

Life in the Wilds: Or the South African Settlement, a Tale for Young and Old

Harriet Martineau

0/5 ( ratings)

Excerpt from Life in the Wilds: Or the South African Settlement, a Tale for Young and Old
In an enlightened nation like our own, there are followers of every science which has been marked out for human pursuit. There is no study which has met with entire neglect from all classes of our countrymen. There are men of all ranks and every shade of opinion, who study the laws of Divine Providence and human duty. There are many more who inquire how the universe was formed and under what rules its movements proceed. Others look back to the records of society and study the history of their race. Others examine and compare the languages of many nations. Others study the principles on which civil laws are founded, and try to discover what there has been of good and what of evil in the governments under which men have lived from the time of the patriarchs till now. Others - but they are very few - inquire into the principles which regulate tho production and distribution of the necessaries and comforts of life in society.
It is a common and true observation that every man is apt to think his own principal pursuit the most important in the world. It is a persuasion which we all smile at in one another and justify in ourselves. This is one of the least mischievous of human weaknesses; since as nobody questions that some pursuits are really more important than other, there will always be a majority of testimonies in favor of those which are so, only subject to a reservation which acts equally upon all.

Language: English

Pages: 150

Format: Paperback

Release: May 13, 2009

ISBN 13: 9781330057308

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