Word: moral
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...style lies in his noble, loving heart. The talent he showed was in turning the history of England into a kind of Iliad - almost a Bible. His histories are collections of biographies, and his idea of a biography was a very exalted one. He sought after the central moral principle of the man, then he showed that the intellectual power was commensurate...
...Carlyle was tender-hearted and affectionate, but uncompromising and stern in his judgment of others. For 85 years he lived without a single moral spot - always pure, upright, blameless. But his life was not a happy one. The more his character is understood the more it will be seen to correspond to his moral teachings. Finally we must judge him a great poet, although he wrote no poetry and a great philosopher, although he was left no complete philosophy...
...resulted in the present system of athletic control at Harvard. The then existing evils were gradually checked and an official trainer who should be announced in the catalogue and paid by the corporation, was recommended by the committee. The report of '87-'88 was highly encouraging as to the moral and physical effects of athletics at Cambridge taken as a whole. Then in order that there might be a more harmonious working toward the end in view, the constitution of the committee was changed so as to comprise three undergraduates and three graduates, together with three members of the Faculty...
Long monotony of work hurts the character. We can shorten the hours of work of laborers and give rational amusement to them in their leisure. We need moral teachers for the hungry among the people. to teach them the object of life...
After all there is as yet no science of ethics. Few teachers will not admit that rules of right serve for a perfect end, but there is a contention among them as to what is the moral end. There is no science of right conduct and good character but in the discovery of a self concentration. There is such a thing as faith, and ethical faith. We must recognize the unproved hope that the dream of a science of ethics will be realized, and that moral science will demonstrate that man will some day become king over himself...