 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,...  The Idea of a League of Nations - Page 42by Herbert George Wells, Edward Grey Grey of Fallodon (Viscount), Lionel Curtis, William Archer, Henry Wickham Steed, Alfred Zimmern, John Alfred Spender, James Bryce Bryce (Viscount), Gilbert Murray - 1919 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Theology - 1867 - 902 pages
...strength of thought in war ; they were diaries Lamb : A Memoir. 183 nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; 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 - English literature - 1873 - 232 pages
...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...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 - England - 1873 - 228 pages
...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...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 - 230 pages
...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...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 - Prussia (Germany) - 1874 - 164 pages
...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...betrayed by peace ; — in a word, that they were bom in war, and expired in peace. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of... | |
 | Education - 1917 - 726 pages
...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...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 - Sermons, English - 1880 - 388 pages
...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 they were born in war and expired in peace." It sounds paradoxical, and even... | |
 | Alfred Edersheim - 1882 - 398 pages
...travail " (Matt. 7.8) ; while in older prophetic utterance, "the CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMING KINGDOM. that all great nations learned their truth of word,...that they were born in war, and expired in peace." But, he adds, " it is not all war of which this can be said The creative and fundamental war is that... | |
 | James Walter (major, Lancs. artillery volunteers.) - 1882 - 506 pages
...learned their truth of word and strength of thought 'in war; they were nourished in war, and wasted by peace ; taught by war, and deceived by peace ; trained...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... | |
 | John Ruskin - Prussia (Germany) - 1882 - 230 pages
...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...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... | |
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