 I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one...  The Abdominal Brain - Page 2by Leila G. Bedell - 1885 - 45 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1872 - 890 pages
...vben he says : " The more I think of it, the more I find this conclusion impressed upon me — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to ьее something Ко. 2Кб. and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for... | |
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...they have at all times given me. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DUNDEE. (I**ual separately January 12, 1910.) " The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way." — HUSK is. Flu. 1. — View of the south end of Loch Uoon from Portmark,... | |
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..." The more I think of it," oracularly declares John Ruskin, " I find it more impressed upon me that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, — all in one. Therefore finding... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1858 - 328 pages
...that road, and adopting on that point childlike habits. " The greatest thing," he says elsewhere, " a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. To see clearly is poetry and religion." Then, for the selection of facts are... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saic in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think... | |
 | John Ruskin, Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1859 - 496 pages
...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for... | |
 | 1862 - 420 pages
...MORROW.* The more I think of it, I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, that the greatest work a human soul ever does in this world, is to see something, and to tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk to one who can think, but thousands... | |
 | Warren Burton - 1863 - 392 pages
...sentiment of Ruskin, " The more I think of it, I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk, to one who thinks ; but thousands can think, to... | |
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