Universities and National Life: Four Addresses to StudentsJ. Murray, 1912 - 159 pages |
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A. C. BENSON abstract accomplish alike apparent attained Battle of Jena Bergson capacity century characteristic citizens civilisation command conception consciousness criticism Crown 8vo DAVID LIVINGSTONE dedicated divine doctrine dominated duty EDITION effort endeavour English faith fashion finite foundation freedom genius GEORGE BORROW German idealism German language Goethe habit of mind Hegel Heine Heinrich Heine Heraclitus higher highest human ideas Illustrations Immanuel Kant individual infinite influence inspiration intellectual Kant kind knowledge language LAVENGRO leaders learning lesson limits live look Lotze Luther Matthew Arnold meaning merely modern moral nation nature negative negative pregnant never organisation ourselves outlook passed period philosophy practical preacher Professor purpose realise reality religion SAMUEL SMILES Scharnhorst scholar seek seems self-consciousness sense Socrates soul speak spirit striving student teach tendency things thinkers thought tion to-day true truth University whole words
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Page 11 - It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very much about our own narrow pleasures. We can only have the highest happiness, such as goes along with being a great man, by having wide thoughts, and much feeling for the rest of the world as well as ourselves...
Page 97 - Whereby piled-up honours perish, Whereby swollen ambitions dwindle, While just this or that poor impulse, Which for once had play unstifled, Seems the sole work of a life-time That away the rest have trifled.
Page 56 - On joy, to solely seek and find a feast: Such feasting ended, then As sure an end to men ; Irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast?
Page 16 - To you, Socrates, whom I know to be the noblest and gentlest and best of all who ever came to this place, I will not impute the angry feelings of other men, who rage and swear at me when, in obedience to the authorities, I bid them drink the...
Page 125 - Wer will was Lebendigs erkennen und beschreiben, Sucht erst den Geist heraus zu treiben, Dann hat er die Theile in seiner Hand, Fehlt leider! nur das geistige Band.
Page 32 - For the total man, therefore, the truer conception of God is as ' the Eternal Power, not ourselves, by which all things fulfil the law of their being;' by which, therefore, we fulfil the law of our being so far as our being is aesthetic and intellective, as well as so far as it is moral.
Page 17 - Crito : let the cup be brought, if the poison is prepared : if not, let the attendant prepare some.
Page 97 - Sure tho' seldom, are denied us, When the spirit's true endowments Stand out plainly from its false ones, And apprise it if pursuing Or the right way or the wrong way, To its triumph or undoing.
Page 20 - Hence the true reality that is and ought to be is "not matter and is still less Idea, but is the living personal Spirit of God and the world of personal spirits which He has created.
Page 53 - Calm soul of all things ! make it mine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine, Man did not make, and cannot mar.