No science should raise problems or invent forms of thought which add nothing to knowledge and are of no use in assisting the acquisition of it.
We do not confuse the form with the matter of knowledge, or inventlaws of thought, or imagine that any single science furnishes a principle of reasoning to all the rest.
A skip is invariably expected to invent lies "at discretion" for his master's benefit, and is always thrashed when they are either discovered or turn out adverse.
It was now the third night of my being on the island, and I sat at my fire trying to invent some new mode for the destruction of my enemies, for my last charge of powder had been expended.
Among the many functions committed to me, the drilling of these gentry stood first in difficulty, not only because they were rebellious under control, but because I had actually to invent "the discipline during parade.
To bring the garden into order was also a passion with me; and although necessitated to invent and fashion the tools to work with, I was not deterred by this difficulty, but manfully overcame it.
I never put pen to either, but sat with my head between my hands for twelve mortal hours, revolving every possible wickedness, and wondering whether in my ingenuity I could not invent some offences that no indictment could comprise.
Had I been called on to invent a post for myself, this was exactly the thing I should have fancied.
Ice and snow, when they disappear, are replaced by water; and it required no great theoretical effort to invent the hypothesis that the water was the same thing as the ice and snow, but in a new form.
Even those who invent the theories do not, in science, regard them as anything but a temporary makeshift.
Well, you cannot invent a good puzzle to order, any more than you can invent anything else in that manner.
It is useless to say, "I will sit down and invent an original puzzle," because there is no way of creating an idea; you can only make use of it when it comes.
The two leaders are dressed as shepherd and shepherdess; they invent to the music all kinds of movements, descriptive of things that may happen in the field, and the rest are obliged to follow.
I could invent a story quite as good as his, and equally true!
You invent a thousand reasons for wishing something till it is obtained, and then you care for it no more!
I am most anxious to invent anything which might add to their enjoyment, and Lady Towercliffe tells me, Agnes, that your whole heart is bent on spending a month at Harrowgate!
Truth has been too long already at the bottom of a well; but we must invent some diving-bell to bring her up!
James, if himself guilty of the plot, had to invent a story to excuse himself; the other man had to adopt the version of the King, to save his own life from the gibbet.
Could Sprot have invented all this: and, in his confessed forgeries, failed to invent anything?
If Sprot could invent the substance of IV, why was he so chary of invention in all the other letters?
If so, he had abundance of time to invent his most improbable story that he was shut up there in ignorance of the purpose of his masters.
Any man who could invent IV had genius enough to alter his tunes in III, V.
If there was no man at all, could James be so absurd as to invent him, on the off chance that somebody, anybody, would turn up, and claim to have been the man?
But you would have found it very hard to invent perspective without being taught.
Now, the old pictures you see in the picture galleries are just like that, only the people that painted them didn't invent the stories but merely illustrated stories which, at the time those painters lived, every one knew.
Details of how you arranged numbers to multiply might vanish, but the general reasons for the placing would be expected to persist and enable one to invent the detailed manipulations that had been forgotten.
Be glad, Jean, that you learned to tell time properly, and that you live with people who are content to use the old method and do not set themselves up to invent a system that is a puzzle to every one but themselves.
It is by no means necessary for me to be at home or in any particular place to invent or to write.
Did you really draw the characters from life, or did you invent them?
The ear, which enables us to communicate with our fellow men, has also allowed us to invent music, to create dreams, happiness, infinite and even physical pleasure by means of sound!
You will invent some ingenious, touching, poetic story, anything that you wish, to explain your desire for parting with it.
The ordinary passion of love to the end he shies, and must invent no end of expedients to supply the want.
I finished the bow and arrows for Franz, and expected to be left in peace; but the young man next demanded a quiver, and I had to invent that also, to complete his equipment.
The darkness of the inner regions annoyed me, and I set myself to invent a remedy.
She often wondered what was going on under that roof, and used to invent stories about it.
We'll inventsome reason to explain your going away to-morrow .
It seems to me that circumstances would force him to invent an ideal for the want of any living model.
Fanny being asleep, it would not be conscientious to invent a message from her, so you must just imagine her sentiments.
When I invent a language, there shall be a direct and an indirect pronoun differently declined - then writing would be some fun.
When Gassy Thompson Struck it Rich He paid a Swede twelve bits an hour Just toinvent a fancy style To spread the celebration paint So it would show at least a mile.
But I WILL say Yim Yonson Swede Did sure invent a sunflower time.
It was considered wonderful that a boy on a farm had been able to invent and make such things, and almost every spectator foretold good fortune.
This he did repeatedly, and evidently seemed a little proud of my ability to invent and whittle such a thing, though careful to give no encouragement for anything more of the kind in future.
If I could invent a machine to do that, I should beat the great man in America.
And when the tinning business comes to you, Harold will invent you a new process every day, until we are enabled to buy back all our land.
Never has it been my gift to invent anything whatever; not even a single incident in this tale which I am telling you.
It will be so perfectly easy when the moment comes to invent some excuse or other for shelving William's claims," sighed Ashe's mother.
He knew no one in Paris who could enlighten him, and was not clever enough to invent means of getting information for himself.
If I could invent one, it seems to me the pleasure of creation would make it possible for me to write.
I'll give you a keg of it if you will invent something.
You are a born soldier; and it would go hard with Zagloba himself, were he here, to invent in self-praise deeds better than those you have done.
Sidenote: A Shepherd's Love] But let every one beware of the poisoned tongues and devil-glosses which can invent a love of such description.
Simon Lake set to work to invent a way by which a wrecked vessel or a precious cargo could be got at from below the surface.
The young inventor had to experiment and find out for himself the obstacles to success and then invent ways to surmount them.
