Health and a DayWest, 1901 - 185 pages |
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Page 9
... Inspiration . IX . Travel and the Open Mind X. The Saving Value of Ideals XI . The Ministry of Pain XII . · · 75 87 · 97 • 107 • 117 127 Members of One Body · 135 XIII . Art and Life • 147 XIV . Opportunity · 165 ( 9 ) A I The Unity of ...
... Inspiration . IX . Travel and the Open Mind X. The Saving Value of Ideals XI . The Ministry of Pain XII . · · 75 87 · 97 • 107 • 117 127 Members of One Body · 135 XIII . Art and Life • 147 XIV . Opportunity · 165 ( 9 ) A I The Unity of ...
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... inspirations of pure air , with a direction of the mental forces toward cold feet or hands , will often induce warmth and normal circulation of the blood as quickly as violent exercise . " Whatever you do , " said an old teacher , “ do ...
... inspirations of pure air , with a direction of the mental forces toward cold feet or hands , will often induce warmth and normal circulation of the blood as quickly as violent exercise . " Whatever you do , " said an old teacher , “ do ...
Page 55
... inspired by the consecrated spirit of a true home - life . Such a home - life may exist wherever devoted souls unite in faithful efforts to realize the true ideal of what a home should be . It is less likely to be realized in the ...
... inspired by the consecrated spirit of a true home - life . Such a home - life may exist wherever devoted souls unite in faithful efforts to realize the true ideal of what a home should be . It is less likely to be realized in the ...
Page 70
... inspire us to wise activities in all the duties of life . Too much reading of the daily newspaper is a modern form of mental dissipa- tion which has no compensating advantage . The hasty , off - hand judgment of the editorial writer on ...
... inspire us to wise activities in all the duties of life . Too much reading of the daily newspaper is a modern form of mental dissipa- tion which has no compensating advantage . The hasty , off - hand judgment of the editorial writer on ...
Page 82
... inspired by rational ideals and co - operat- ing for beneficent social ends . We are slavishly subservient to public opinion ; and as noble individual leadership inevitably decays under this wholesale training , the moral level of pub ...
... inspired by rational ideals and co - operat- ing for beneficent social ends . We are slavishly subservient to public opinion ; and as noble individual leadership inevitably decays under this wholesale training , the moral level of pub ...
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action active avocation beautiful become blessing bodily character cial civilization cleanliness conditions of health cultivate disease divine duty earth effort Emerson empiricism environment eternal ethical evil evolution exercise experience faculties faithful frugivorous functions Godliness habits heart heaven Herakles Herbert Spencer higher nature highest House Beautiful human ideal implies impulse individual influence inimical to health inspiration intellectual James H judgment labor larger laws living marriage Martin L material ment method moral and spiritual mutual never noble noblest normal opportunity organism pain and suffering Philip Gilbert Hamerton philosophy pleasure progress pupil race RALPH WALDO EMERSON realization recognize relations rightly sense SIR JOHN LUBBock social sympathies society soul spiritual health stimulants teacher thing Thomas Carlyle THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON thought tion tissues toil touch true truth unity universe vegetarian vital vocation Walt Whitman wise young
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Page 38 - So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity, That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt...
Page 140 - It is easy' in the world to live after the world's opinion ; it is easy in solitude to live after our own ; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
Page 166 - DAYS DAUGHTERS of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands. To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all.
Page 17 - Onward and on, the eternal Pan, Who layeth the world's incessant plan, Halteth never in one shape, But forever doth escape, Like wave or flame, into new forms Of gem, and air, of plants, and worms.
Page 86 - The law of nature is, that a certain quantity of work is necessary to produce a certain quantity of good, of any kind whatever. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it: if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it.
Page 27 - Man is all symmetry, Full of proportions, one limb to another, And to all the world besides, Each part may call the farthest brother : For head with foot hath private amity ; And both, with moons and tides.
Page 106 - Keep not standing fixed and rooted, Briskly venture, briskly roam ; Head and hand, where'er thou foot it, And stout heart are still at home. " In what land the sun does visit, Brisk are we, whate'er betide : To give space for wandering is it That the world was made so wide.
Page 146 - Let every dawn of morning be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close : — then let every one of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others — some goodly strength or knowledge gained for yourselves...
Page 168 - We do not see that they only go out that archangels may come in. We are idolaters of the old. We do not believe in the riches of the soul, in its proper eternity and omnipresence. We do not believe there is any force in to-day to rival or re-create that beautiful yesterday. We linger in the ruins of the old tent where once we had bread and shelter and organs, nor believe that the spirit can feed, cover, and nerve us again. We cannot again find aught so dear, so sweet, so graceful. But we sit and...
Page 166 - DAUGHTERS of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands. To each they offer gifts after his will, Bread, kingdoms, stars, and sky that holds them all. I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp, Forgot my morning wishes, hastily Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day Turned and departed silent. I, too late, Under her solemn fillet saw the scorn.