Word: aptly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...good news, the answer is, "yourself." Christ is constantly pouring out upon us the riches of God, even when we are often to blind to see them, and all the return He wants is a man's best self. He does not wish, in this sacrifice what men are apt to suppose. He does not ask surrender of the best of life, but calls to the higher life when men would choose the lower. He asks for souls, to make them richer and nobler than they could even dream of by themselves, and He wishes to strengthen and beautify...
...analyzes the relation which the spectator and the professional bear to amateur athletics in general and foot ball in particular. He considers the spectator the bane to the success of well-intended athletic legislation because with spectators victory counts for so much more than methods that they are more apt to forget small deceits about qualification and look too leniently upon infringement of rules...
...substance, of Harvard life. There is not that sort of unity here which brings absolute subjection to authority. In many respects this is a good thing; in some respects it is a dangerous thing. It unquestionably develops individual strength and originality of character; but it is very apt to take a form of expression which is not understood by those who do not know us and who are not in sympathy with us. It often leads us to say and do things which are judicious so long as viewed from within the college, but which become injudicious when quoted...
...weakness of the movement was the adjectness of its worship of all things ancient, in which the mediaeval was forgotten. Dante still was studied nationally in Italy, not as a product of the middle ages but genius standing high and above his period, as he is now apt to be regarded...
Aside from the personal character which the dispute has unfortunately taken the controversy is interesting as indicative of the keen philisophical spirit prevalent in America. Philosophers as such are apt to be thought of as existing in a state of unprejudiced calm and guided by a reason which hardly would admit of enthusiasm. The following spirited paragraph in Professor Royce's critique, which is said to have been the principal cause of the controversy, suggests, however, that philosophers may become very much interested...