Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-03
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Whoever early experiences Limitation
easily attains freedom, but the man upon
whom, late in life, Limitation presses wins
but bitter freedom.
For every age in man there is a cores
ponding philosophy. The child appears as
a realist for ii is as much convinced of its
own existence as of that of apples and pears.
The youth assailed by inward passion OBJ
serves himself, and foresees that he will
become an idealist. Next, man has every
reason to become skeptic; he does well
in doubling whether the means which he
has chosen for his end are the best. Be
fore and in the midst of action every thing
inclines him TO hold his judgment in sus-
pense, lest afterwards he should regret his
choice. The gray-headed man confesses
himself a mystic, as he sees that so much
depends on chance the unreasonable sue
ceeds. the reasonable, fails. fortune and mis-
fortune place themselves on apar, so tits, so
1t was while great old age quicts itself in
Him who is, who was, and who will be.
The power of Imagination is regulated
through art, especially through poetry.
Nothing is more frightful than Imagination
without taste.
Whoever reproaches an author with OBJ
scurity should first examine himself to
know fall is clear within. In the twilight
very plain writing is illegible.
The obscurty of certain maxims is only
relative. Not all that is evident to the doer
can be made plain to the listener.
High demands are in themselves more
valuable, even unfultilled, than lower ones
fulfilled.
We commit great error in judging the
cause TO be near the effect, as the string is
to the arrow and yet we cannot avoid it,
because cause and effect are always thought
of together, and even brought near in spir-
it.
We prefer to confess our moral errors,
faults and crimes, rather than our intellect
ual ones.
This happens because conscience is hum
BILE and even takes pleasure in her shame,
but understanding is proud, and forced
contradiction puts her in despair.
Nothing is more injurious to Il new truth
ludu All Olu error.
The old foundation should be honored,
but the right TO relay it should never be re-
linquished.
Wait where you stand, "a maxim more
necessary than ever when men are divd-
ed into great parties, each individual wish
ing to assert himself according to his per-
sonal judg ment and power.
Man must cling to the faith that the in
conceivable is conceivable, else he will no
seek.
Hypothesis are but cradle songs with
which the teacher soothes his sch )lars tn,
| true thoughtful observer more and NOR,
recognizes his limitations, seeing that fresl
| problems appear as knowledge is extend
| ed.
Mathematics, like dialectcs, is an organ
OF the inner, higher sense, but, in practice
an art like eloquence. For both, form a
lone is of importance the meaning indif
ferent. Whether mathematics count guin
cas- or pennies, or rhetoric defend the tru
or the false, is of equal value.
The most beautiful metempsychosis i
when we see ourselves entering into 9th
| ers.
We seldom do enough for ourselves
more comforting is it therefore to hav
done enough for others.
The world, nowadays, presses II genera
education upon us; we need not therefor
trouble ourselves further about that, bu
should rather devote ourselves to special
ties.
81 believe in a Cod Beautiful, praise
worthy words; but TO recognize a Go
when and wherever he may disclose him
self is true blessedness on earth.
There is no outward sign of politenes
which has not deep moral reason. Tru
education teaches both the sign and III
reason. Behavior is a mirror in which e,
cry one shows his own image. There is
politeness of the heart akin to love, froi
which springs the easiest politencss of ou
ward behavior.
There is no hero, it is said, for the val,
de chambre but only because the hel
must be recognized by heroes. The val
knows how TO value his equals.
Duties fulfilled are still recognized as
debt, for wholly enough is never done.
Nnen near Vi ilDerai iueas, al"a,
wonder how men can be contented wi
empty sounds. An idea cannot be libera
it may be powerful, good, conclusive in
SELF fulfilling thus the godlike mission
productivity. Still less can conceptiC
be liberal it has very different purpos
Liberality must be sought in the dispo'
| tion, which is the living mind. Dispos
, tions are seldom liberal because they pr
, ceed directly from the person, his close
, relations and needs.
/ 1t would not be worth while to attain
, seventy years, If all the wisdom of Il
world were foolshness before God.
The true is godlike; it does not appe
! directly, but must be guessed at from
I manifestations.