 To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion ; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich...  Kappa Alpha Theta - Page 1021900Full view - About this book
 | Henry Albert Stimson - 1902 - 180 pages
...That birth in Bethlehem made possible such an ideal and rule of life as this: " To live content with small * means ; to seek elegance rather than luxury,...birds, babes and sages, with open heart ; to study hard and think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual,... | |
 | 1916 - 616 pages
...delicate "Symphony" by William Henry Channing : "To live content with small means ; to seek elegance rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, etc." of the people and rules of health, set forth... | |
 | Octavius Brooks Frothingham - 1886 - 518 pages
...workingman, poor, humble ; to perform without show or shunning menial services ; to live content with small means ; to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy, not respectable ; and wealthy, not rich : to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly ; to have an oratory in my own heart, and present... | |
 | 1914 - 528 pages
...YORK, USA - 2When Writing to Our Advertisers, Please Mention The Medical Herald. TO live content with small means— to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy not respectable, and wealthy not rich— to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages,... | |
 | 1892 - 434 pages
...Channing's 'My Symphony' as largely expressive of Mr. Keator's attitude and spirit. It is as follows: "'To seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement...be worthy not respectable: and wealthy not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages,... | |
 | 1915 - 220 pages
...Sullivan, president Ideal School Women's Club. * * * MY SYMPHONY Win. Henry Channing. To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy, not respectable ; and wealthy, not rich ; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly: to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages.... | |
 | Francis M. Stalker, Charles Madison Curry, Walter W. Storms - 1900 - 718 pages
...arrayed against the other; one grasping and scheming to enslave the other, the other feeling that its not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and...with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly; await occasions; hurry, never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through... | |
 | National Educational Association (U.S.). Meeting - 1898 - 1156 pages
...as we know, we shall breed children who will live up to Channing's high ideal : To live content with small means ; to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich ; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly ; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages... | |
 | 1897 - 588 pages
...will be found to be perfectly correct. — NY Medical Journal. His IDEAL. — To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages... | |
 | Theodore Thornton Munger - 1897 - 72 pages
...disturbeth the victory." But here is what Mr. Charming called, " My Symphony " : " To live content with small means ; to seek elegance rather than luxury,...worthy, not respectable ; and wealthy, not rich ; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly ; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages... | |
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