 | 1755 - 768 стор.
...no occasion to exert his understanding, or to exercise his invention, in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as is possible for a human creature to become.... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1801 - 448 стор.
...therefore, the habit of fuch exertion, and generally becomes as ftupid and ignorant as it is poffible for a human creature to become. The torpor of his mind renders him, not only incapable of relifliing or bearing a part in any rational converfation, but of conceiving any generous, noble, or... | |
 | 1840 - 662 стор.
...He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, ' and generally becomes stupid and ignorant. The torpor of his ' mind renders him not only incapable of relishing or bearing ' part in rational conversation, but of conceiving any generous ' or lender sentiment, and consequently... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - 1822 - 524 стор.
...no occasion to exert his understanding, or to exercise his invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties, which . never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exercise, and becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become. The... | |
 | 1832 - 572 стор.
...no occasion to ' exert his understanding, or to exercise his invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally...as it is possible for a human creature to become. . . . His dexterity at his own particular trade seems, in this manner, to be acquired at the expense... | |
 | 1832 - 952 стор.
...invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally losi:.«, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it iu possible for a human creature to become. The torpor of his mind renders him not only incapable of... | |
 | 1832 - 816 стор.
...too are, per' haps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to * out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He ' naturally...loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and gene rally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a hu man creature to become. . . .... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 стор.
...expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the huhit of >uch exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant...conceiving any generous, noble, or tender sentiment, and con-'ttpiently of forming any just judgment concerning many even of the ordinary duties of private... | |
 | 1840 - 130 стор.
...exercise his invention in finding out expedients, for removing difficulties which never occur, he loses the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes...tender sentiment, and consequently of forming any just judgement concerning many of even the ordinary duties of private life. Of the great and extensive interests... | |
 | 1843 - 948 стор.
...same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his invention in finding out expedients for removing difficulties which never occur. He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become.... | |
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The man whose whole life is spent in performing a few simple operations, of which the effects, too, are, perhaps, always the same, or very nearly the same, has no occasion to exert his understanding, or to exercise his invention in finding out expedients... 
