| Science - 1878 - 616 pages
...to full humanization, to true civilization, besides the power of social life and manners. There is the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty. The power of conduct is the greatest of all. And without in the least wishing to preach, I must observe,... | |
| Matthew Arnold - Democracy - 1879 - 368 pages
...may rapidly enumerate the powers which, upon this basis, contribute to build up human civilisation. They are the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, the power of social life and manners. Expansion, conduct, science, beauty, manners,—here are the... | |
| Matthew Arnold - Democracy - 1879 - 370 pages
...to full humanisation, to true civilisation, besides the power of social life and manners. There is the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty. The power of conduct is the greatest of all. And without in the least wishing to preach, I must observe,... | |
| Sermons, American - 1887 - 626 pages
...several elements or powers, as I have often insisted, go to build up a complete human life. There is the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, the power of social life and manners : we have instincts responding to them all, requiring them all."... | |
| George Edwin Waring (Jr.) - 1879 - 152 pages
...himself, " the powers which, upon this basis, contribute to build up human civilization " are chiefly " the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of art and beauty, the power of social life and manners." Those who are familiar with Matthew Arnold's... | |
| Matthew Arnold - Democracy - 1880 - 368 pages
...what it now is ? For if to the building up of human life and civilisation there go these four powers, the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge,...beauty, and the power of social life and manners, and if to the disengagement and strengthening and final harmony of these powers we are pushed by the... | |
| Matthew Arnold - English prose literature - 1880 - 354 pages
...we may next enumerate the powers which, upon this basis, contribute to build up human civilisation. They are the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, the power of social life and manners. Expansion, conduct, science, beauty, manners, — here are the... | |
| Matthew Arnold - Democracy - 1880 - 476 pages
...may rapidly enumerate the powers which, upon this basis, contribute to build up human civilisation. They are the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, the power of social life and manners. Expansion, conduct, science, beauty, manners, — here are the... | |
| Matthew Arnold - English essays - 1880 - 372 pages
...may rapidly enumerate the powers which, upon this basis, contribute to build up human civilisation. They are the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, the power of social life and manners. Expansion, conduct, science, beauty, manners, — here are the... | |
| Nineteenth century - 1882 - 1050 pages
...allow their due weight. Deny the facts altogether, I think, he hardly can. He can hardly deny, that when we set ourselves to enumerate the powers which...of beauty, and the power of social life and manners — he can hardly deny that this scheme, though drawn in rough and plain lines and not pretending to... | |
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