Word: heroisms
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Christianity triumphs, not apart from the rest of mankind, but in the midst of all of us, by showing its faith, hope, and patience. As the practical outcome of it all, we observe that Christ's heroism was not shown for Himself alone. It means the emancipation of us all. The little Hill of Bethany is the steppingstone to that Heaven whither He would lead us in His love. As we think of this consummate hero and share His fraternal love, we begin to feel all the more like Him and to benefit by His example...
...minutes at a time, and could not bear the sunlight. Against this adverse fortune, when most men would have given up effort, Francis Parkman struggled the greater part of his life. The story of his struggles, and of his life, crippled by sickness, is full of pathos, and a heroism that is inspiring...
...scholarly ambition. Athletics have their place. They encourage manliness, pluck, perseverance, honor, self-control. Defeat on the field is to be borne in as manly a way as victory. Yale is taught never to dishonor itself in defeat. It is always to assume victory. It puts high a generous heroism, a magnanimous appreciation of others...
...first two movements were inspired by the deeds of the hero Napoleon. The second movement which Beethoven called "Marcia funebre" commemorated the death of Napoleon. In the last two movements the composer seems to have lost sight of his one hero and to have brought out the ideas of heroism in the abstract. Writers on the subject however do not agree as to just what qualities these ideas are meant to express and there is a possibility that Beethoven abandoned himself to the simple composition of artistic music in these movements. Cambridge can have no fault to find...
...absolute standard and this is naturally distasteful to some, who turn then to works which have less of that gloomy sanctity so often attributed to the Bible. If one will look closely, however, he will find in the Bible the best examples of pure eloquence, of noble heroism, and exalted poetry. He willf find, too, many passages of burning eloquence and impassioned rhetoric. If one would give the time to the study of the Bible which he gives to the study of the classics, he would experience a certain literary enjoyment which can not be got from other studies...