 I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by 1 peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace ; — in a word,...  Field Quartermaster's Handbook: Complete from a Company to a Division - Page 1by Frank Hall Lawton, J. C. McArthur, Dempsey W. A. - 1917 - 173 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theology - 1867 - 902 pages
...state of the human spirit." Peace and the vices of civil life, we are told, only flourish together. " All great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war ; they were diaries Lamb : A Memoir. 183 nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and... | |
 | John Ruskin - Prussia (Germany) - 1874 - 164 pages
...words were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great • nations learned...word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were flourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained by war, and... | |
 | Education - 1917 - 726 pages
...together, I found to be wholly untenable. Peace and the vices of civil life, only, flourish together. . . . "I found, in brief, that all great nations learned...and betrayed by peace — in a word, that they were bom in war and expired in peace." This conclusion, to which Buskin came somewhat reluctantly, is voiced... | |
 | Walter Senior - Sermons, English - 1880 - 388 pages
...Christian were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned...deceived by peace, trained by war and betrayed by peace;—in a word, that they were born in war and expired in peace." It sounds paradoxical, and even... | |
 | Alfred Edersheim - 1882 - 398 pages
...travail " (Matt. 7.8) ; while in older prophetic utterance, "the CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMING KINGDOM. that all great nations learned their truth of word,...in war ; that they were nourished in war and wasted in peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained by war, and betrayed by peace ; — in a... | |
 | James Walter (major, Lancs. artillery volunteers.) - 1882 - 506 pages
...more correctly—peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. All great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought 'in war; they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained by... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1887 - 840 pages
...words were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned...deceived by peace ; trained by war, and betrayed by peace ; — iu a word, that they were bom in war and expired in peace. Yet now note carefully, in the second... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1889 - 942 pages
...words were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in var; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained... | |
 | 1908 - 324 pages
...few. Mr. Ruskin says all great nations learned their worth of work and strength of thought in war ; they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace; taught...trained by war, and betrayed by peace — in a word, they were born in war, and expired in peace. Socialists would destroy the golden goose altogether.... | |
 | John Ruskin - Books and reading - 1900 - 152 pages
...words were — peace and sensuality, peace and selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned...their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war. . . . " Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said. ...... | |
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