 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
 | Isaiah Mench Chambers - 1906 - 538 pages
...after in life, and they are what we must keep on teaching to men," then he read: "To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, respectable and wealthy, not rich; to listen to the stars and birds, babes and sages with open hearts;... | |
 | 1908 - 376 pages
...this thought in a more striking way than William Ellery Channing. Remember it. "To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely; to listen to the stars and birds, to babes and sages with open... | |
 | Arthur Brisbane - 1906 - 422 pages
...it certain that his children will be ruined by extravagance, and perhaps live to be ashamed of hun. To listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart. This means to enjoy the noblest gifts that God has given to man. He is happy who takes more pleasure... | |
 | 1900 - 368 pages
...financial interests of the people than will state boards or text-book commissions. To live content with small means. To seek elegance rather than luxury,...be 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... | |
 | Constance M. Whishaw - 1908 - 402 pages
...be, the thing that God gave you a chance to be." PHILLIPS BROOKS. JANUARY 6 " 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,... | |
 | Frances Melville Perry - 1908 - 236 pages
...in striving to define his ideal wrote that his endeavor was, " to seek elegance rather than luxury, refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich." In characterizing the quiet of Charles Lamb, Walter Pater uses this method with greater elaboration:... | |
 | 1909 - 136 pages
...philosophy this world will give up all the empty joy it has. DAVID SWING. 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,... | |
 | 1909 - 136 pages
...philosophy this world will give up all the empty joy it has. MY SYMPHONY DAVID SWING. 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,... | |
 | Sir Narayen Ganesh Chandavarkar - 1911 - 668 pages
...wrong. The pessimist is making it go wrong. If you and I, dear reader, whatever we are, learn and try " to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages with...frankly ; talk gently, await occasions, hurry never," our motherland will move onwards more quickly than it does. Not institutions, not societies, so much... | |
 | William Wallace Stetson - 1911 - 252 pages
...should so use its good offices as to persuade all who come under its tuition, "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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