Word: humanities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...your own individuality. Study it without being egotistic, and understanding the weak places, shun their temptations and try to protect yourself by added strength. Knowing yourself, you may learn to know others; and so in process of time you will both consciously and unconsciously learn those abiding principles of human nature and of human character which add to the knowledge and the progress of the world...
...first see the Umbrians in this rough, unpolished state, clinging to their provincial ideas of sentiment, but influenced more and more by the superior learning and technical skill of Florence. Piero Fanasca was a representative of this period. By his powerful use of outline in the human figure, for he was more of a draughts man than a painter, he helped in the formation of Raphael's style. Perigino, however, was the real forerunner of Raphael. His subjects are said to have bodies belonging to the Renaissance, but souls of the middle ages. His paintings are known for their grace...
...Padua the antique first appeared in unmistakable form. Donatello is a representative of this style of art, and had great influence over Mantegina who is noted for the statuesque appearance of his works. He was a faithful student of nature, especially of the human figure, but in spite of this he never seems to be able to give the warmth of life to his work. Although in this respect he fails to procure absolute truth, his figures show great force and originality, they are nobly powerful, beautiful in their stern, silent repose and in the candid straightforward convictions which they...
...Underlying Basis of All Religions." He said that religion of some sort universally prevails, and that its three greatest divisions are Brahmanism, Buddhism and Christianity. Of these, Brahmanism is the oldest, but it has not as mand followers as the other two; Buddhism embraces two-thirds of the human race; Christianity includes a large part of the remaining third. If, then, we can find any common foundation underlying these three great branches of religion, we may safely regard it as the basis of all religions...
...unrestrained outpouring of the soul towards the Father of all. The highest civilization which the world knows is one which depends on prayer and which builds edifices for purposes of prayer. In such a civilization there is the most prayer, for the men of genius, unsatisfied by communion with human beings, reach out toward God, that they may be inspired by His lofty spirit...