Word: imparting
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...cosmopolitanism and explained that the present conception is not that of the Stoics or of the Epicureans. It is a sentiment that has grown with the idea of nationalism and has absorbed it. A feeling of sympathy for the nations has arisen, and with it a desire to impart to them whatever it possesses of the best. All academic life alike, seeks truth...
...best salubrity in the world, probably the best that has ever lived, has just left the country in order to impart some of his salubriousness to the Darkest Africans. The true salubrity is one who joys in life, in associations with his fellow-beings, and loves to be a good fellow among good fellows...
...would be a leader must impart his motives to his followers, for only so far as high motives actuate society as a whole can there be a social order. Above all, the possession of high motives must not separate the leader from the crowd; humility-not pride-must be his characteristics...
...that these stones be made bread," and "Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." The first shows the temptation every man has to show his own power; the second, that true power lies not in its mere possession, but in the ability to impart it to others...
...lectures. Although possessing a fair knowledge of French, the American reporter who has to translate a lecture, in summarizing it is extremely likely to fail in giving due prominence to important points and to miss almost entirely the personality of the lecturer which the good report should impart. Fitting accounts of a connected course of lectures like the present on French Romanticism are likely to prove useful, especially if written by one who is in a position to do them justice...