 | James Boswell - 1889 - 540 sider
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...abhorrence of this, because I believe it has been frequentlv practised on myself." I cannot help thinking that there is much weight in the opinion of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 570 sider
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...what effect your telling him that he is in danger ma}' have. It may bring his distemper to a crisis, and that may cure him. Of all lying, I have the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 460 sider
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure what effect your telling him he is in danger may have. It may bring his distemper to a crisis, and that may cure him. Of all lying,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1891 - 548 sider
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...his distemper to a crisis, and that may cure him. 1 Cardinal Newman (History of my Religious Opinions, ed. 1865. p. 361) remarks on this : — ' As to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1852 - 344 sider
...of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure what effect your telling 1 Yet there is no doubt that a man may appear very gay in company who is sad at heart. His merriment... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 726 sider
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...believe it has been frequently practised on myself.' I cannot help thinking that there is much weight in the opinion of those who have held, that Truth,... | |
 | 1904 - 648 sider
...physician in such a dilemma would do well to bear in mind the next sentence in Johnson's ipse di.vit: "You are not sure what effect your telling him that...his distemper to a crisis, and that may cure him." Jonathan Dymond, as strict as any one in his morality, threw a gleam of stern humor into the discussion:... | |
 | James Boswell - 1910 - 542 sider
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences : you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...cure him. Of all lying I have the greatest abhorrence at this, because I believe it has been frequently practised on myself." I cannot help thinking, that... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1913 - 566 sider
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...him that he is in danger may have ; it may bring his dis- 20 temper to a crisis, and that may cure him. Of all lying I have the greatest abhorrence of this,... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1927 - 348 sider
...lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure...believe it has been frequently practised on myself." — Boswell's Life, vol. iv. p. 277. There are English authors who allow of mental reservation and... | |
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But I deny the lawfulness of telling a lie to a sick man, for fear of alarming him. You have no business with consequences ; you are to tell the truth. Besides, you are not sure what effect your telling him that he is in danger may have. It may bring... 
