Discovery: Or, The Spirit and Service of ScienceMacmillan and Company, 1916 - 340 pages |
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... prove that the old idols are false , impatient with the world because of its indifference to the new gospel he has to teach . This man is not content to see things for him- self ; he desires to convince others of the truth revealed to ...
... prove that the old idols are false , impatient with the world because of its indifference to the new gospel he has to teach . This man is not content to see things for him- self ; he desires to convince others of the truth revealed to ...
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... proved by the sacrifice of time , thought , and labour . Herbert Spencer . The gospel of work is the gospel of science . Go into the fields of Nature and labour if you would become a disciple of science ; for not otherwise can the ...
... proved by the sacrifice of time , thought , and labour . Herbert Spencer . The gospel of work is the gospel of science . Go into the fields of Nature and labour if you would become a disciple of science ; for not otherwise can the ...
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... proved to be incorrect , but it reflects the feeling of many scientific investigators , who work primarily to extend knowledge and to learn more of the mysteries of the universe , with little thought of the possible usefulness of their ...
... proved to be incorrect , but it reflects the feeling of many scientific investigators , who work primarily to extend knowledge and to learn more of the mysteries of the universe , with little thought of the possible usefulness of their ...
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... Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good . St. Paul . We ourselves die , but the fair fame never dies of him who has earned it . A Lay of Odin . Knowledge is proud that he has learnt so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no ...
... Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good . St. Paul . We ourselves die , but the fair fame never dies of him who has earned it . A Lay of Odin . Knowledge is proud that he has learnt so much ; Wisdom is humble that he knows no ...
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... proved it to be a new planet - the first to be discovered in historic time . The other planets , Mercury , Venus , Mars , Jupiter and Saturn have been known back to the earliest days of the human race of which written records exist ...
... proved it to be a new planet - the first to be discovered in historic time . The other planets , Mercury , Venus , Mars , Jupiter and Saturn have been known back to the earliest days of the human race of which written records exist ...
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Page 44 - And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying : " Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee." " Come, wander with me," she said, " Into regions yet untrod ; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Page 277 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 15 - That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work, that, as a mechanism, it is capable of...
Page 15 - ... whose passions are trained to come to heel by a vigorous will, the servant of a tender conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether of Nature or of art, to hate all vileness, and to respect others as himself.
Page 44 - Science seems to me to teach in the highest and strongest manner the great truth which is embodied in the Christian conception of entire surrender to the will of God. Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
Page 292 - The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament sheweth his handy work. One day telleth another: and one night certifieth another. There is neither speech nor language : but their voices are heard among them. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world.
Page 106 - He answered and said unto them, "When it is evening ye say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.
Page 202 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Page 199 - I have already urged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence.
Page 227 - THIS day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be praised. At his command, Seeking His secret deeds With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death. I know this little thing A myriad men will save. O Death, where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave?