 | Great Britain - 1853 - 572 pages
...greater nobleness of its nature, liable to the bitterer blight. And, therefore, while in all things that we see, or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive...are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress : not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
 | 1853 - 1042 pages
...the best things shall he seldomest seen in their best form. And, therefore, wlule in all things that we see or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive...are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing -in its narrow accomplishment above the nobler thing in its mighty progress not to prefer mean victory to honourable... | |
 | John Ruskin - Architecture - 1853 - 456 pages
...desire perfection, and strive for it, we are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty...above shattered majesty; not to prefer mean victory to honourable defeat ; not to lower the level of our aim, that we may the more surely enjoy the complacency... | |
 | 120 pages
...bitterest blight. And, therefore, while in all things that we see, or do, we are to desire perfeetion, and strive for it, we are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress ; not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1854 - 104 pages
...greater nobleness of its nature, liable to the bitterer blight. And therefore, while in all things that we see, or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive...are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress ; not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
 | India - 1855 - 864 pages
...liable to the bitterer blight. And therefore, while in all things that we see, or do, we are to dtsire perfection, and strive for it, we are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress ; not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - Conduct of life - 1856 - 330 pages
...greater nobleness of its nature, liable to the bitterer blight. And therefore, while in all things that we see or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive...are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress ; not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
 | Christianity - 1856 - 538 pages
...desire perfection and strive for it, we are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing in its narrow accomplishment above the nobler thing in its mighty...above shattered majesty; not to prefer mean victory to honourable defeat; not to lower the level of our aim, that we may the more surely enjoy the complacency... | |
 | 1856 - 542 pages
...desire perfection and strive for it, we are nevertheless ' not to set the meaner thing in its narrow accomplishment above ' the nobler thing in its mighty...minuteness above shattered majesty ; not to prefer mean vic' tory to honourable defeat ; not to lower the level of our aim, ' that we may the more surely enjoy... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pages
...greater nobleness of its nature, liable to the bitterer blight. And therefore, while in all things that we see, or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive...are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress; not to esteem smooth minuteness... | |
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And therefore, while in all things that we see or do, we are to desire perfection, and strive for it, we are nevertheless not to set the meaner thing, in its narrow accomplishment, above the nobler thing, in its mighty progress; not to esteem smooth minuteness... 
