"Tis prudent to correct mens mistakes without altering their language. This makes truth glide into their souls insensibly."

— Berkeley, George (1685-1753)


Date
1871
Metaphor
"Tis prudent to correct mens mistakes without altering their language. This makes truth glide into their souls insensibly."
Metaphor in Context
Tis prudent to correct mens mistakes without altering their language. This makes truth glide into their souls insensibly
(§185)
Provenance
Past Masters
Citation
Past Masters electronic version of The Works of George Berkeley. Ed. T. E. Jessop and A. A. Luce. Volume One. Desirée Park: Thomas Nelson, 1979.
Date of Entry
01/09/2004
Date of Review
06/21/2011

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.