BOOK III PART III
a figure, say they, if he pleased to give appli-
cation: His understanding is sound, his con-
ception quick, and his memory tenacious; but
he hates business, and is indifferent about his
fortune. And this a man sometimes may make
even a subject of vanity; though with the air of
confessing a fault: Because he may think, that
his incapacity for business implies much more
noble qualities; such as a philosophical spirit,
a fine taste, a delicate wit, or a relish for plea-
sure and society. But take any other case: Sup-
pose a quality, that without being an indica-
tion of any other good qualities, incapacitates a
man always for business, and is destructive to
his interest; such as a blundering understand-
ing, and a wrong judgment of every thing in
life; inconstancy and irresolution; or a want of
address in the management of men and busi-
ness: These are all allowed to be imperfections