Modern Eloquence, Volume 9Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh John D. Morris, 1900 |
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Page 1053
... perfection of our human nature on all its sides , in all its capacities . First , it tries to determine in what this perfection consists , and in order to solve this question , it consults the manifold human experience that has ...
... perfection of our human nature on all its sides , in all its capacities . First , it tries to determine in what this perfection consists , and in order to solve this question , it consults the manifold human experience that has ...
Page 1054
... perfection as culture conceives it . Again , in virtue of that bond of brotherhood which binds all men to each other , whether they will it or not , this perfection cannot be an isolated individual perfection . Unless the obligation it ...
... perfection as culture conceives it . Again , in virtue of that bond of brotherhood which binds all men to each other , whether they will it or not , this perfection cannot be an isolated individual perfection . Unless the obligation it ...
Page 1065
... perfection be that is reached this side the grave ! Far truer is that word of St. Augustine- " That is the true perfection of a man to find out his own imper- fection . " Yes , the highest perfection any one will attain in this life is ...
... perfection be that is reached this side the grave ! Far truer is that word of St. Augustine- " That is the true perfection of a man to find out his own imper- fection . " Yes , the highest perfection any one will attain in this life is ...
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