 I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one...  Texas School Journal - Page 4381902Full view - About this book
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...vben he says : " The more I think of it, the more I find this conclusion impressed upon me — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to ьее something Ко. 2Кб. and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for... | |
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...they have at all times given me. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, DUNDEE. (I**ual separately January 12, 1910.) " The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way." — HUSK is. Flu. 1. — View of the south end of Loch Uoon from... | |
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..." The more I think of it," oracularly declares John Ruskin, " I find it more impressed upon me that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, — all in one. Therefore... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can... | |
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...that road, and adopting on that point childlike habits. " The greatest thing," he says elsewhere, " a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. To see clearly is poetry and religion." Then, for the selection of... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can... | |
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...done by these two men, the more I think of it I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, — that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saic in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands... | |
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...MORROW.* The more I think of it, I find this conclusion more impressed upon me, that the greatest work a human soul ever does in this world, is to see something, and to tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk to one who can think, but thousands can think to one... | |
 | Massachusetts. Board of Education - Education - 1863 - 478 pages
...other. Ruskin says — " The more I think of it, I find this conelusion more impressed upon me, that the greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and to tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk to one who thinks, but thousands can think to one who... | |
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