 ... to a soft, limp mind tend to perish, except some hard extrinsic force keep them alive. Thus Epicureanism never prospered at Rome, but Stoicism did; the stiff, serious character of the great prevailing nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming...  The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot - Page 363by Walter Bagehot - 1915Full view - About this book
 | Walter Bagehot - 1881 - 286 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting •doctrines fell upon the...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it is weak accordingly. But it will be said the... | |
 | 1884 - 902 lehte
...prevail, all else being the same ; and creeds or systems that conduce to a soft, limp mind tend to perish. Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. Such is, no doubt, another cause why monotheism tends to prevail over polytheism. It at once attracts and produces steadier... | |
 | William Henry Platt - 1886 - 374 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...confirmed its energy. Strong beliefs win strong men, and make them stronger. Such is, no doubt, one cause why Monotheism tends to prevail over Polytheism ;... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1899 - 476 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it is weak accordingly. But it will be said the... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - 1899 - 480 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it is weak accordingly. But it will be said the... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - 1904 - 252 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent character, and so confirmed its energy, istrong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. 1 Such is no doubt one cause why Monotheism... | |
 | Walter Bagehot - 1912 - 248 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...not confused by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneoug deifciea. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it ia weak accordingly. But it will... | |
 | 1918 - 746 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it is weak accordingly. But it will be said the... | |
 | 1918 - 736 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities. Polytheism is religion in commission, and it is weak accordingly. But it will be said the... | |
 | 1898 - 984 lehte
...nation was attracted by what seemed a confirming creed, and deterred by what looked like a relaxing creed. The inspiriting doctrines fell upon the ardent...by competing rites, or distracted by miscellaneous deities." " Mr. Carlyle has taught the present generation many lessons, and one of these is that '... | |
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