Dec 15, 2022
Our flesh the Word became, and dwelt with us,
And we beheld His glory, as, of God,
The only-begotten Son: we who believed
Knew glory when we saw it, by the signs—
Not of the pomp and majesty of Kings—
But Grace, the touch of God, showed sweet in Him;
And Truth, discerning all things, made Him simple,
His glory saw...
Dec 8, 2022
Thought breeds thought; children familiar with great thoughts
take as naturally to thinking for themselves as the well-nourished
body takes to growing; and we must bear in mind that growth,
physical, intellectual, moral, spiritual, is the sole end of
education.
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Nov 24, 2022
Never are the operations of Reason more delightful and more
perfect than in mathematics. Here men do not begin to reason with a
notion which causes them to lean to this side or to that. By
degrees, absolute truth unfolds itself. We are so made that truth,
absolute and certain truth, is a perfect joy to us; and that
is...
Nov 17, 2022
And, Mary, seeking meekly for direction, asked ‘how shall this
be after the wont of men?’ and she was shewn how, by the immediate
power of God Most High, the Child should be born, holy, the Son of
God; and Mary, not knowing what all this might mean to her, cried
‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me...
Nov 10, 2022
The teacher who allows his scholars the freedom of the city of
books is at liberty to be their guide, philosopher and friend; and
is no longer the mere instrument of forcible intellectual
feeding.
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