"They who take self-love for their guide, ride in the paths of partiality, on the horse of adulation, to the judge of falsehood; but he who prefers the mandate of reason, rides in the way of probability on the courser of prudence."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Scatcherd and Whitaker, Ave Maria-Lane; J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, Piccadilly
Date
October, 1784
Metaphor
"They who take self-love for their guide, ride in the paths of partiality, on the horse of adulation, to the judge of falsehood; but he who prefers the mandate of reason, rides in the way of probability on the courser of prudence."
Metaphor in Context
VII. They who take self-love for their guide, ride in the paths of partiality, on the horse of adulation, to the judge of falsehood; but he who prefers the mandate of reason, rides in the way of probability on the courser of prudence. His journey will then be as pleasing as the object of it, which is truth, shall be sure.
(p. 316)
(p. 316)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "the mind is a" in Google Books
Citation
Anonymous, "A Dozen of Allegories," The European Magazine and London Review (London: Scatcherd and Whitaker, 1784): 316. <Link to Google Books>
Date of Entry
04/16/2011
