Nature: Addresses, and LecturesHoughton, Mifflin and Company, 1893 - 315 pages |
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Page 38
... relation of its parts , is the dial plate of the invisible . " The axioms of physics translate the laws of ethics . Thus , " the whole is greater than its part ; " " reaction is equal to action ; " " the small- est weight may be made to ...
... relation of its parts , is the dial plate of the invisible . " The axioms of physics translate the laws of ethics . Thus , " the whole is greater than its part ; " " reaction is equal to action ; " " the small- est weight may be made to ...
Page 39
... relation between the mind and matter is not fancied by some poet , but stands in the will of God , and so is free to be known by all men . It appears to men , or it does not appear . When in fortunate hours we ponder this miracle , the ...
... relation between the mind and matter is not fancied by some poet , but stands in the will of God , and so is free to be known by all men . It appears to men , or it does not appear . When in fortunate hours we ponder this miracle , the ...
Page 40
... relation to their first origin ; in other words , visible nature must have a spiritual and moral side . ” 66 - This doctrine is abstruse , and though the im- ages of " garment , " " scoriæ , " " mirror , " & c . , may stimulate the ...
... relation to their first origin ; in other words , visible nature must have a spiritual and moral side . ” 66 - This doctrine is abstruse , and though the im- ages of " garment , " " scoriæ , " " mirror , " & c . , may stimulate the ...
Page 45
... relations vanish as laws are known . Here again we are impressed and even daunted by the immense Universe to be explored . " What we know is a point to what we do not know . " Open any recent journal of science , and weigh the problems ...
... relations vanish as laws are known . Here again we are impressed and even daunted by the immense Universe to be explored . " What we know is a point to what we do not know . " Open any recent journal of science , and weigh the problems ...
Page 47
... relation , and every pro- All things with which we deal , preach to us . What is a farm but a mute gospel ? The chaff and the wheat , weeds and plants , blight , rain , in- sects , sun , it is a sacred emblem from the first cess ...
... relation , and every pro- All things with which we deal , preach to us . What is a farm but a mute gospel ? The chaff and the wheat , weeds and plants , blight , rain , in- sects , sun , it is a sacred emblem from the first cess ...
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