 It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable means of communication are in the reach of all. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.  American Annals of Education - Page 391839Full view - About this book
 | 1886 - 800 pages
...it is said, "seems likely to serve as the model for future portraits of Washington." M. n . a. — " In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their...their souls into ours. God be thanked for books!" — Channing. — THE STOUY OF THE JEWS has been told anew by Prof. JK Hosmer, of St. Louis, -in a... | |
 | Lucy A. Chittenden - English language - 1884 - 204 pages
...especially if long and differently modified, must be separated from each other by the comma: as — In the best books great men talk to us, give us their...precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. Rule 21.— If the clauses of the compound sentence are short, or if they are closely connected, the... | |
 | Anthologies - 1888 - 496 pages
...speaks of consumption as a specially fatal disease in this country. — GILBERT R. REDGRAVE. Books. IN the best books great men talk to us, give us their...pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books I They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past... | |
 | Education - 1895 - 290 pages
...facts. Correct habits are real values. The aim of education is right conduct. — J. AT. Pul rick. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...minds, and these invaluable means of communication are within reach of all. — Charming. Primary 74etí)ods. A RAINY-DAY LESSON IN THE SCHOOLYARD. BY FKANK... | |
 | Education - 1902 - 766 pages
...controlling influence of books upon their lives. How impressive are the words of Channing when he says : "God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead and make as heirs to the spiritual life of past ages. No matter how poor I am, no matter tho the prosperous... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...thebachelor, "but something good may be found in it." a. CERVANTES — Don Quixote. Pt. II. Ch. III. e, And wine had warm'd the politician, Cur'd yesterday...that y' are ill ; And what does he, but write a bill. r. CHANNING — On Self-Culture. BOOKS. BOOKS. And as for me, though than I konne but lytc, On bokes... | |
 | 1897 - 568 pages
...Editor. HELEN Тгтт, Associate Editor. AB BENE8CH, Business Manager. Vol. IV. JUNE, 1897. No. 3 IT is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the dead and the distant, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true levellers.... | |
 | Newell Dwight Hillis - Character - 1900 - 344 pages
...They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. In the best books great men talk to us, give us their...precious thoughts and pour their souls into ours." — Channing. " All that mankind has done, thought or been is lying as in magic preservation in the... | |
 | American literature - 1898 - 348 pages
...books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. — BACON. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...reach of all. In the best books, great men talk to us, and give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. — CHANNING. A home without... | |
 | Sherman Williams - Readers - 1898 - 344 pages
...books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. — BACOX. It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse...means of communication are in the reach of all. In the bast books, great men talk to us, and give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into... | |
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