"For the Soul, without the discipline of wisdom and instruction, is all hoisted up sail and sheet, and has no compass or rudder to sail by."
— Anonymous
Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
William Innys
Date
January, 1730
Metaphor
"For the Soul, without the discipline of wisdom and instruction, is all hoisted up sail and sheet, and has no compass or rudder to sail by."
Metaphor in Context
Without such education and proper instruction, what a dangerous state and situation of life are they placed in, to have all the opportunities of sin and folly in their power, to be exposed to all possible temptations, both from within, and from without? From within, to sudden rashness, inconsideration and imprudence, to the mutinous rebellion of sensual inclinations aud passions: And from without, to have their minds exposed, naked and unguarded, to the fatal and injurious smiles, flatteries, and corrupting caresses of prosperity, as well as sometimes to the calamitous frowns and severe strokes of adverse fortune; from which none, even of the happiest of human race, are exempted. For the Soul, without the discipline of wisdom and instruction, is all hoisted up sail and sheet, and has no compass or rudder to sail by. Reason and prudence sit not at the helm, in such a mind, to guide and steer the vessel of its body; but wild fancy and imagination, irregular lust and passion, drive it on the destructive rocks of folly, vice and presumption.
(p. 356)
(p. 356)
Provenance
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Citation
See XXXIII, "An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools," from The Present State of the Republick of Letters, vol. 5 (London: William Innys, January, 1730). <Link to Google Books>
A review of An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools (London: A. Millar, 1730).
A review of An Essay on the Education of a Young British Nobleman, After He Leaves the Schools (London: A. Millar, 1730).
Date of Entry
03/22/2013
