Word: scholar
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Hyde, who is president of the Gaelic League, is a distinguished scholar and poet, and is today one of the best known and most influential men in Ireland. He is the author of several dramas which are now popular in Ireland, and he has written much original poetry, both in English and in the Gaelic tongue. Dr. Hyde's best known work is his literary history of Ireland which is considered the most comprehensive and connected history of Gaelic literature ever written...
What then are the satisfactions in life for the scholar? The first is the satisfaction of doing something thoroughly. Professional and business men are denied this satisfaction, but the scholar may learn all there is to know about his subject, and then turn to something else...
Another satisfaction comes from a scholar's deliberate work, done with a view to the product of a lifetime. A third satisfaction is the independence in the work of a scholar. He works by himself, has his own methods and habits, and although he likes sympathy from workers in his own line, he is not dependent on the co-operation of many people, nor is he under the pressure of public opinion...
...genuine scholar never makes money getting the primary aim of his life. He needs an assured livelihood, of course, but that once obtained, he puts aside all thought of accumulating wealth. One of the greatest pleasures of life is giving away. A scholar has knowledge to give away, to furnish to mankind, and that is a great deal better than to give away money...
...then does the influence of the scholar reach? The great scholar has an immortality of his own, and the small scholar has an immortality proportionately large. After an examination of all the different callings that there are, the scholar's calling seems the happiest...