 | Charles Sumner - 1846 - 42 páginas
...exclusively on war, it is, because war is utterly and irreconcilably inconsistent with true greatness." " Suppose war to be decided by force, where is the glory...cultivating those highest perfections, Justice and Love." " The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 páginas
...Supx>se it to be decided by chance, where is the 'lory ? No ; true greatness consists in imita:ing as near as is possible for finite man, the perfections...Justice and Love;' Justice, which like that of St. Lou shall not swerve to the right hand or to the left ; Love, which like that of William Penn, shall.... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 428 páginas
...where is the Glory ? Surely, in other ways True Greatness lies. Nor is it difficult to tell where. True Greatness consists in imitating, as near as is...Louis, shall not swerve to the right hand or to the left ; Love, which, like that of William Penn, shall regard all mankind of kin. " God is angry," says... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1850 - 436 páginas
...the same lesson. Reason affirms and repeats what the heart has prompted, and Christianity declared. Suppose War to be decided by Force, where is the Glory...Suppose it to be decided by Chance, where is the Glory ? Surely, in other ways True Greatness lies. Nor is it difficult to tell where. True Greatness consists... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1870 - 556 páginas
...Greatness lies. Nor is it difficult to tell where. True Greatness consists in imitating, as nearly as possible for finite man, the perfections of an Infinite...and Love : Justice, which, like that of St. Louis, does not swerve to the right hand or to the left ; Love, which, like that of William Penn, regards... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1870 - 554 páginas
...Greatness lies. Nor is it difficult to tell where. True Greatness consists in imitating, as nearly as possible for finite man, the perfections of an Infinite...and Love : Justice, which, like that of St. Louis, does not swerve to the right hand or to the left ; Love, which, like that of William Penn, regards... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1871 - 360 páginas
...Greatness lies. Nor is it difficult to tell where. True Greatness consists in imitating, as nearly as possible for finite man, the perfections of an Infinite...and Love : Justice, which, like that of St. Louis, does not swerve to the right hand or to the left ; Love, which, like that of William Penn, regards... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin, Jane Dunbar Chaplin - 1874 - 550 páginas
...would stoop to her." " And again : " True greatness consists in imitating, as nearly as possible to finite man, the perfections of an Infinite Creator,...cultivating those highest perfections, justice and love. . . . The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened, and decorated by... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin - 1874 - 524 páginas
...would stoop to her.' " And again : " True greatness consists in imitating, as nearly as possible to finite man, the perfections of an Infinite Creator,...cultivating those highest perfections, justice and love. . . . The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened, and decorated by... | |
 | 1875 - 1084 páginas
...strife, and warnobler than the intellect itself. .... True greatness consists iu imitating, as nearly as possible for finite man, the perfections of an Infinite...cultivating those highest perfections, justice and love. . . . . The True grandeur of humanity is iu moral elevation, sustained, enlightened, and decorated... | |
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Know thyself," still speaks to an ignorant world from the distant letters of gold at Delphi ; know thyself; know that the moral nature is the most noble part of man; transcending far that part which is the seat of passion, strife, and war; nobler than... 
