Word: soule
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...only when yielded to when welcomed and played with- It is however a most valuable ingredient of human nature A man with no temptation can be no man Just as we develop our muscles by frequent use of them do we develop our mind and soul by working against our temptations How we shall work against them is another matter. We must deal with the two parts of our nature; must allow the animal and savage parts no place in our affairs. But it is not sufficient to live thus negatively. we must do something If we continually encourage...
There is a soul in man, a subtle, indefinable force which constitutes our indestructible individualities, and by which we are known to ourselves and to each other. There is no limit to its upward growth, no boundary to its expansion; and the Bible story shows us that it is this soul which alone is immortal. The surest way to become convinced of this immortality is through our affections...
...this "nest", this home in the universe? Through the faculties given us we must realize that, created by Nature, we are in accord with Nature. We must obey the laws of the world, laws by which we are built up to higher conditions; for in obedience to them the soul of man can gather all the outside influences which surround it into a soul which shall be beautiful with a beauty like that of the flower, a beauty direct from...
...strongest efforts. For this effort youth is the only fit time. Finally, society has a right to demand of youth a firmness and thoroughness that can not be shaken by adversity. We should work not merely to please man, but to please God, who looks deeper and sees the soul within...
...following subdivisions of man, first the perfect body, the ideal mind, the heart, that is the affectionate nature. We should always sacrifice the lower for the higher, the body for the mind, the mind for the heart where the love of others demands it. But above all is the soul and the grandest thing man can do is to sacrifice every thing for the integrity of his nature...