Word: higher
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stood alone in the world, he might well come to believe himself mortal; but as wings are prophetic of flight, so are the loves of a man prophetic of a higher, better existence to come. When life has gone from one whom we tenderly love how could we stand up and live did we not believe in mortality? We cannot help feeling that we have only seen a part, that something remains behind, something which is not evident to the reason, but which the eye of affection clearly discerns. So surely as we loose what we love, does hope mingle...
...with Fontaine, who required a guide to direct his course. In 1782 appeared his Table Talk, which attracted some attention. His Moral Satires, although they have little of satire about them, are remarkable for the exact correspondence of phrase and meaning. In them his zeal often carries him higher than in any other of his works...
...TUESDAY.Mathematical Seminary. The higher singularities of algebraic plane curves. Mr. J. W. Glover. University...
...find this "nest", this home in the universe? Through the faculties given us we must realize that, created by Nature, we are in accord with Nature. We must obey the laws of the world, laws by which we are built up to higher conditions; for in obedience to them the soul of man can gather all the outside influences which surround it into a soul which shall be beautiful with a beauty like that of the flower, a beauty direct from...
...spirit of the age is constantly changing and it is more than probable that at no time is it headed in exactly the right direction. There are a good many men who sneer at religion because not much of it can be strictly proved. Such men stand much higher in their own estimation than they do in that of others. We cannot prove that prayer is directly answered, or that there is a life after death, but in faith, unquestioning and sincere, lies the real essence of all religion. This is a fact that is especially hard for young...