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John Lancaster Spalding was a prominent American author whose works spanned a variety of fields including history, literature, and philosophy, leaving a profound impact on posterity.

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“In the world of thought a man's rank is determined, not by his average work, but by his highest achievement.”

Men World Achievement Highest Average Determined

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“The world is a mirror into which we look, and see our own image.”

World Looks Mirrors

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“The highest strength is acquired not in overcoming the world, but in overcoming one's self. Learn to be cruel to thyself, to withstand thy appetites, to bear thy sufferings, and thou shalt become free and able.”

World Self Able Suffering Bears Highest Overcoming Appetite Thyself

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“It is the expensiveness of our pleasures that makes the world poor and keeps us poor in ourselves. If we could but learn to find enjoyment in the things of the mind, the economic problems would solve themselves.”

Ifs World Mind Problem Pleasure Poor Economic Solve Enjoyment Economic Problems

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.”

Knows World Joy Spirit Love Is Spring Fairs And Love Filled Curiosity Admire Cheerful Disinterested Admire And Love

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“The noblest are they who turning from the things the vulgar crave, seek the source of a blessed life in worlds to which the senses do not lead.”

World Source Blessed Senses Vulgar Crave Blessed Life

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Culture makes the whole world our dwelling place; our palace in which we take our ease and find ourselves at one with all things.”

World Whole Culture All Things Whole World Ease Palaces Dwelling Dwelling Place

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Reform the world within thyself, which is thy proper world.”

World Reform Thyself

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“The world is chiefly a mental fact. From mind it receives the forms of time and space, the principle of casuality[sic], color, warmth, and beauty. Were there no mind, there would be no world.”

World Mind Facts Would Be Form Space Principles Color Warmth Time And Space

Author:John Lancaster Spalding

About the Author

Born: June 2, 1840
Died: August 25, 1916
Known for: Author
Quotes: 139

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