Word: unselfish
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...time of sacrifice. But there is plenty of room for the spirit of patriotism in peace. If a man is willing to sacrifice himself for his country he can always do something for it. The great danger of our country is now the lack of just this spirit of unselfish patriotism. Our government at Washington is chiefly made up of men who have no thought for the best interests of the country and who do not concern themselves with any duties of government further than they find these useful in advancing themselves and their friends politically, or in getting money...
...impression which has been made throughout the country by this effort to reduce athletics to their proper level. A more propitious state of affairs could not be desired. The college world is evidently willing to be influenced by reforms which are beyond a doubt instituted wholly from unselfish feelings and for the sake of the future of college sports. We cannot expect any further results than this at present. Harvard and Yale have practically united on an issue; they have taken their first steps and will be closely watched to see how well their theories fit in with practice...
...freshness of his descriptions. "The Lady of the Lake" which appeared two years later is perhaps sweeter and more artistically developed. Scott's poetry is not studied and is open to a good deal of criticism, it is wild, free and unrestrained. Everywhere is evident his humble and unselfish love of nature...
...will become-like the similar building at Yale-the permanent centre for the whole religions life of the University. So to associate it with Phillips Brooks would be a help towards keeping this religious life what his whole teaching and personal influence went so far to make it,-unselfish and genuine and thoroughly manly. And there is one point of especial appropriateness. If he stood for anything, it was for unity of the positive kind: the sinking of minor differences in hard work for the fundamental aims which belong to all the denominations in common. He would be very glad...
...George A. Gordon of Boston spoke at the meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association last evening on the "Unselfish Life." In substance his remarks were as follows: "Cast thy bread upon the waters and thou shall find it after many days.' That is a counsel for life. unselfish life. It seems to the majority of men that the pleasures of life must be through sense, through passion. The great battle of life is the struggle between what seems and what is. Let us study the advice given in the text. Only the highest soul can give us real...