Word: merely
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...leading his followers except by example. He could arouse no feeling or thought in them; for that they had to rely on themselves. Confucius, the great Chinese agnostic, aroused no religious reverence among his people. The Chinese may lead moral lives, and yet remain atheists; they are mere worshippers of ancestors...
...which is its due. We cannot allow last Saturday's defeat to discourage us however keenly we feel the sting which comes with it. But the University does feel that its support can be heartily given only when there is complete assurance that every man is doing his best. Mere reverses of fortune should never shake the strength of the support given to the team, but a loss of confidence may have that effect. It is to be hoped that today's game will leave no doubt any where that our team is one which every Harvard...
...these days, said Dr. Hyde, we cannot conquer evil by epicurianism or by stoic unconsciousness. Mere animals, it is true, are innocent of moral evil, and so are those who seek to destroy evil by animalism. Many have written foolish novels trying to prove this, Walt Whitman being among those who have done...
...certain way, in that it serves to counteract the very erroneous ideas on the subject that have obtained in some quarters. But we doubt whether such a restriction as is imposed by this latest vote will not give the impression of being dictated more by considerations of mere "policy" than by absolute considerations of right and wrong...
...them came only after the Renaissance movement had nearly spent itself and was giving way to the Romantic movement which succeeded it. Though the latter itself waned with the advance of the century, the study of the Middle Ages did not decay. It had a more stable foundation than mere temporary interest in the fantastic and extraordinary; for in the Middle Ages we find the beginnings of ourselves. It is extremely important for us to know how we became what we are; how there arose the social usages, the conceptions of the relations of men, which are now unconsciously accepted...