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...every act of a man's life are carefully weighed and analyzed. Immortality of the soul is a belief common to all the religions of India. The Jainist's belief is that from a spiritual standpoint the universe is eternal; from a material standpoint it is not eternal. Their maxim is: "Truth can be studied only by looking up at it from all sides...
After all, then, the text is not a mere rhetorical paradox, though its maxim is even now regarded as a distant ideal, impracticable at present. Even in the church the largest purse secures the best pew. Not many years ago John Ruskin spoke in bitter words of England's growing indifference to the laws of Christ. Other nations, he said, had rejected a Supreme Ruler, but had done it bravely and honestly. Englishmen acknowledged the existence of a God, but it was a foolish one. The devil's laws were alone practical. The Golden Rule was an ideal impossible...
...Honor, to whom honor is due", however, is a good maxim. Much as everyone regrets that anything should occur to bring in a disagreeable feature into Saturday's game. To one will depreciate the good points in Yale's playing. It was evident that she was much taken by surprise by Harvard's strength, but her work in the latter part of the game was very effective. She used the V and turtle-back often for short gains. The quickness with which the ball was put in play was also a pretty feature of their excellent team play, while Laurie...
...Harvard Law School Association offers a prize of $100 for the best essay on any of the following subjects: (1) The principle underlying the maxim volentianon fit injursa and the application of the maxim in cases where a servant sues a master to recover damages resulting from the master's failure to comply with the statutory requirements designed to secure the safety of the servant. (2) The extent to which in the United States private rights of property may be effected without compensation by the exercise of the police power. (3) The obligation of railroad companies impliedly assumed...
...same complaint applies to the late-comers at the evening readings and lectures in Sever 11. "Better late than never" is a good maxim, but "Be on hand" is a better one. Respect for the lecturer and a reasonable regard for the rights and comfort of the audience both condemn the interruption and disturbance caused by the late arrival of lazy or thoughtless persons...