 | William Ellery Channing - 1839 - 72 páginas
...culture is often overlooked, and 15 because the former is often sacrificed to the latter. The exa^ tation of talent, as it is called, above virtue and religion,...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction: VOL.XXXIII - 1839 - 446 páginas
...intellectual culture 4s often overlooked, and because the former is often sacrificed to the latter. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...of the age. Education is now chiefly a stimulus to Iraniing ; ami thus men acquire the power without the principles which alone make it good. Т ,ilent... | |
 | 1840 - 954 páginas
...at all. He quotes (p. 1'-') the following excellent remark from an American writer, Dr. Channing, " the exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue and religion is the curse of the age." The author observes that " with many, reading ismost literally a mere form of dissipation,'' and strongly... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1841 - 424 páginas
...culture is often overlooked, and because the former is often sacrificed to VOL. II. 31 the latter. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1841 - 424 páginas
...culture is often overlooked, and because the former is often sacrificed to VOL. II. 31 the latter. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than... | |
 | Francis CLOSE (Dean of Carlisle.) - 1841 - 114 páginas
...may be received as a witness to this point by some who may despise my testimony : and he says — " The exaltation of talent, as it is called above virtue...acquire power, without the principles which alone can make it a good. Talent is worshipped — but if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1841 - 572 páginas
...this subject, because the connexion between moral and intellectual culture is so often overlooked. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue and religion, is the curse of the age ; if divorced from rectitude, talent will prove more of a demon than a god ! " " Intellectual culture... | |
 | Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - 1842 - 588 páginas
...learn, but hsw well you learn it."— Colloquies, p. 607. SECTION III. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. " The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than a... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1843 - 686 páginas
...intellectual culture is often overlooked, and because the former is often sacrificed to the latter. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - 1845 - 424 páginas
...culture is often overlooked, and because the former is often sacrificed to VOL. II. 31 the latter. The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue...acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if divorced from rectitude, it will prove more of a demon than... | |
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The exaltation of talent, as it is called, above virtue and religion, is the curse of the age. Education is now chiefly a stimulus to learning, and thus men acquire power without the principles which alone make it a good. Talent is worshipped ; but, if... 
