Do Anything Rather Than Give Yourself To

The Miracles Of Christ Were Studiously Performed In The Most Unostentatious Way. He Seemed Anxious To Veil His Majesty Under The Love With Which They Were Wrought.

Another Powerful Principle Of Our Nature, Which Is The Spring Of War, Is The Passion For Superiority, For Triumph, For Power. The Human Mind Is Aspiring, Impatient Of Inferiority, And Eager For Preeminence And Control.

Difficulties Are Meant To Rouse, Not Discourage. The Human Spirit Is To Grow Strong By Conflict.

There Is But A Very Minute Portion Of The Creation Which We Can Turn Into Food And Clothes, Or Gratification For The Body; But The Whole Creation May Be Used To Minister To The Sense Of Beauty.

But The Ground Of A Man's Culture Lies In His Nature, Not In His Calling. His Powers Are To Be Unfolded On Account Of Their Inherent Dignity, Not Their Outward Direction. He Is To Be Educated, Because He Is A Man, Not Because He Is To Make Shoes, Nail, Or Pins.