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Rpsh Posted 13 years ago
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No way of thinking or doing, however ancient
When we consider what, to use the words of the catechism, is the chief end of man, and what are the true necessaries and means of life, it ap- pears as if men had deliberately chosen the common mode of living be- cause they preferred it to any other. Yet they honestly think there is no choice left. But alert and healthy natures remember that the sun rose clear. It is never too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as true to-day may turn out to be falsehood to-morrow, mere smoke of opinion, which some had trusted for a cloud that would sprinkle fertilizing rain on their fields.
Does this sentence mean that we should trust ancient without proof or not? Or what does the HOWEVER mean here? BUT?
Does this sentence mean that we should trust ancient without proof or not? Or what does the HOWEVER mean here? BUT?
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rpsh No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. No way of thinking or doing, no matter how ancient it is, can be trusted without proof. however adverb 2 ( AHD )
- rpsh No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.
- No way of thinking or doing, no matter how ancient it is, can be trusted without proof.
- however adverb 2 ( AHD )
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rpsh No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.No way of thinking or doing, no matter how ancient it is, can be trusted without proof.
however adverb 2 (AHD)
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No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.
This means as follows.
No way of thinking or doing can be trusted without proof.
It doesn't matter how ancient the way is.
Does this sentence mean that we should t
This means as follows.
No way of thinking or doing can be trusted without proof.
It doesn't matter how ancient the way is.
Does this sentence mean that we should t
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