 I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace; trained by war, and betrayed by peace— in a word, that...  The Westminster Review - Pàgina 2531900Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1867 - 902 pàgines
...learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war ; they were diaries Lamb : A Memoir. 183 nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by...trained by war, and betrayed by peace, — in a word, were born in war, and expired in peace." Bat now, by an implied contradiction, our Coryphaeus, in this... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1873 - 228 pàgines
...— peace, and selfishness — peace, and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war...that they were born in war, and expired in peace. 95. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1873 - 228 pàgines
...— peace, and selfishness — peace, and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war...that they were born in war, and expired in peace. 95. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1873 - 232 pàgines
...— peace, and selfishness — peace, and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war...that they were born in war, and expired in peace. 95. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1874 - 164 pàgines
...selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great • nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were flourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained by war, and... | |
 | 1917 - 726 pàgines
...vices of civil life, only, flourish together. . . . "I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war,...and betrayed by peace — in a word, that they were bom in war and expired in peace." This conclusion, to which Buskin came somewhat reluctantly, is voiced... | |
 | Walter Senior - 1880 - 388 pàgines
...selfishness, peace and corruption, peace and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought in war;...deceived by peace, trained by war and betrayed by peace;—in a word, that they were born in war and expired in peace." It sounds paradoxical, and even... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1882 - 230 pàgines
...— peace, and selfishness — peace, and death. I found, in brief, that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war...that they were born in war, and expired in peace. 95. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor... | |
 | James Walter (major, Lancs. artillery volunteers.) - 1882 - 506 pàgines
...corruption, peace and death. All great nations learned their truth of word and strength of thought 'in war; they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace ;...that they were born in war, and expired in peace." History is chiefly valuable for instruction-sake. We find it telling us that all healthy and powerful... | |
 | Alfred Edersheim - 1882 - 398 pàgines
...older prophetic utterance, "the CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMING KINGDOM. that all great nations learned their truth of word, and strength of thought, in war ; that they were nourished in war and wasted in peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained by war, and betrayed by peace ; — in a... | |
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