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“Delicacy is to the affections what grace is to the beauty.”

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Joseph Marie, baron de Gerando was a philosopher born on February 29, 1772, and died on November 10, 1842. He was a French philosopher known for his contributions to moral philosophy and logic. more

“Philosophers have very justly remarked that the only solid instruction is that which the pupil brings from his own depths; that the true instruction is not that which transmits notions wholly formed, but that which renders him capable of forming for himself good opinions. That which they have said in regard to the intellectual faculties applies equally to the moral faculties. There is for the soul a spontaneous culture, on which depends all the real progress in perfection.”

Said Real Soul Culture Moral Opinion Progress Depends Capable Intellectual Perfection Regard Depth Notion Philosopher Faculty Instruction Spontaneous Pupils Transmit

Author:Joseph Marie, baron de Gerando

“In the scenes of moral life the soul is at once actor and spectator.”

Soul Actors Moral Scene Spectators Moral Life

Author:Joseph Marie, baron de Gerando

“Those who refuse the long drudgery of thought, and think with the heart rather than the head, are ever the most fiercely dogmatic in tone.”

Thinking Heart Long Refuse Tone Dogmatic Drudgery Dogmatism

Book:Essays in Biography and Criticism

Source: Essays in Biography and Criticism

“Without earnestness no man is ever great, or does really great things. He may be the cleverest of men; he may be brilliant, entertaining, popular; but he will want weight. No soul-moving picture was ever painted that had not in it depth of shadow.”

Men Want May Doe Soul Moving Shadow Weight Depth Brilliant Great Things Entertaining Really Great Earnestness

Book:Lessons from My Masters, Carlyle, Tennyson and Ruskin

Source: Lessons from My Masters, Carlyle, Tennyson and Ruskin

“The wild force of genius has often been fated by Nature to be finally overcome by quiet strength. The volcano sends up its red bolt with terrific force, as if it would strike the stars; but the calm, resistless hand of gravitation seizes it and brings it to the earth.”

Ifs Hands Earth Force Stars Genius Quiet Red Overcoming Calm Strikes Terrific Bolts Volcanoes Gravitation Quiet Strength

Author:Peter Bayne

“The day that witnesses the conversion of our ministers into political and philosophical speculators or scientific lecturers, will witness the final decay of clerical weight and influence.”

Political Influence Weight Philosophical Finals Conversion Witness Ministers Decay Lecturer Speculators

Author:Peter Bayne

“I do pity unlearned gentlemen on a rainy day.”

Pity Gentleman Rainy Rainy Day Ennui

Author:Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland

“Women have in their natures something akin to owls and fireflies. While men grow stupid and sleepy towards evening, they become brighter and more open-eyed, and show a propensity to flit and sparkle under the light of chandeliers.”

Men Shows Light Grows Stupid Evening Brighter Owl Sparkle Sleepy Propensity Firefly Chandeliers

Author:Abba Louisa Goold Woolson

“One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies.”

Should School Law Young Girl Growth Regret Cat Spoil Joyous Kitten Young Ladies Girlhood School Girl Demure

Author:Abba Louisa Goold Woolson

“A majority of women seem to consider themselves sent into the world for the sole purpose of displaying dry goods, and it is only when acting the part of an animated milliner's block that they feel they are performing their appropriate mission.”

World Feels Seems Purpose Acting Majority Missions Block Performing Dry Appropriate Goods Sole Animated

Author:Abba Louisa Goold Woolson

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