 | James Noggle - 2001 - 284 lehte
...presents a sublime vision of universal benevolence that connects the earthbound individual to Heaven: God loves from Whole to Parts: but human soul Must...the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads, Friend, parent, neighbor,... | |
 | Stephen G. Post, Lynn G. Underwood, Jeffrey P. Schloss, William B. Hurlbut - 2002 - 532 lehte
...the last lines of Alexander Pope's Essay on Man read: God loves from the whole to the parts: but the human soul Must rise from individual to the whole....stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbor, first it will... | |
 | Martha Nussbaum - 2002 - 172 lehte
...begin with the inner circles and move outward? Alexander Pope offers one answer, in "An Essay on Man": God loves from Whole to Parts: but human soul Must...the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs dse peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds. Another still, and still another spreads,... | |
 | Philip Allott - 2002 - 448 lehte
...Spirit-Seer, pt. 1, ch. 4 (tr. E. Goerwitz, ed. F. Sewall; London, Swan Sonnenschein; 1900), p. 365. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As...the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre mov'd, a circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads, Friend, parent, neighbour,... | |
 | Robert E. Valett - 2002 - 139 lehte
...development. When you effectively love yourself you can then both give and receive love from others. Self-Love but serves the virtuous Mind to wake, as the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; the center moved, a circle strait succeeds, another still, and still another spreads, friend, parent, neighbor,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 320 lehte
...Curse. As often as we do good, we sacrifice. Help, Hands; For I have no Lands. FEBRUARY SelfLovebut serves the virtuous Mind to wake, As the small Pebble stirs the peaceful Lake; The Centre mov'd, a Circle strait succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads, Friend, Parent, Neighbour,... | |
 | John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams - 2005 - 505 lehte
...The service of God, country, clients, fellowmen, say others. Which of these lie nearest my heart ? Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As...centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another stili, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbor, first it will embrace, His country next,... | |
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God loves from whole to parts: but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another... 
