New Outlook, Volume 6New Century Foundation, 1953 - 17 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 42
... nature have often been led to the conception that all the forces in nature that manifest their presence as special modes of mo- tion are resolvable into one force , and that this one force is the latent energy lying back of all phenom ...
... nature have often been led to the conception that all the forces in nature that manifest their presence as special modes of mo- tion are resolvable into one force , and that this one force is the latent energy lying back of all phenom ...
Page 43
... nature . If magnetism and life cannot be conceived as synonyms , magnetism and vitality may be found more closely allied , though life is more than mere vitality , and vitality is more than magnetism . It should be borne in mind that we ...
... nature . If magnetism and life cannot be conceived as synonyms , magnetism and vitality may be found more closely allied , though life is more than mere vitality , and vitality is more than magnetism . It should be borne in mind that we ...
Page 44
... nature , and all matter as waiting for the mani- festation of life . A considerable portion of the matter of the globe has no doubt thus been at one time involved in the manifestation of life , and these remains of or- ganisms ...
... nature , and all matter as waiting for the mani- festation of life . A considerable portion of the matter of the globe has no doubt thus been at one time involved in the manifestation of life , and these remains of or- ganisms ...
Page 65
... nature . Opportunism seeks to survive by aligning itself with prevailing power , regardless of the nature of that power . It is the true aim of society to insure that survival and success are in proportion to human and social value . " ...
... nature . Opportunism seeks to survive by aligning itself with prevailing power , regardless of the nature of that power . It is the true aim of society to insure that survival and success are in proportion to human and social value . " ...
Page 36
... nature as yet largely un- suspected in science . Far from being a collection of hazy speculations and illogical theories , Magic in olden time was the most highly respected branch of human knowledge . Michael Psel- lus , Byzantine ...
... nature as yet largely un- suspected in science . Far from being a collection of hazy speculations and illogical theories , Magic in olden time was the most highly respected branch of human knowledge . Michael Psel- lus , Byzantine ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Ameri American ancient Arnoll basic become believe brotherhood called cause Century Foundation CHARLES MACKINTOSH Chet Huntley Christian Church civilization Committee Communist Croissant culture democracy divine dowsers dream earth Eisenhower energy eternal ethical evil fact faith fear feel force freedom Gerald Heard give H. P. Blavatsky heart hope human idea ideals India individual justice land liberty ligion live Los Angeles man's matter means ment mental million mind moral nature ness never Olympic Boulevard organization ourselves OUTLOOK peace person philosophy political principles problems race realize reason religion religious sense social society soul spirit teaching things thought tion true truth ture understand UNESCO UNICEF United Nations universe water witching WEATHER VANE words
Popular passages
Page 43 - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak ; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think ; They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
Page 54 - This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.
Page 26 - Come lovely and soothing death, Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, In the day, in the night, to all, to each, Sooner or later delicate death. Praised be the fathomless universe, For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, And for love, sweet love — but praise! praise! praise! For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.
Page 27 - Our revels now are ended... These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air, And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind: we are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep..
Page 89 - I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Page 76 - WHERE the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into everwidening thought and action...
Page 89 - ... me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation, and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. " This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't give too much for the whistle ; and I saved my money.
Page 81 - Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Page 27 - The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just, and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance.
Page 45 - As the bird trims her to the gale, I trim myself to the storm of time, I man the rudder, reef the sail, Obey the voice at eve obeyed at prime: 'Lowly faithful, banish fear, Right onward drive unharmed; The port, well worth the cruise, is near, And every wave is charmed.