 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
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1896 - 848 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...that they were born in war and expired in peace." Allowing something for a possible exuberance of expression on the part of Mr. Euskin we must still... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 568 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...word, that they were born in war and expired in peace. Yet now note carefully, in the second place, it is not all war of which this can be said — nor all... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1900 - 742 pages
...learnt 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." It would be sad indeed if the only means of keeping np a decent standard of morality among men was... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1902 - 732 pages
...nourished together, I found to be wholly untenable. Peace and the vices of civil life only flourished together. We talk of peace and learning, and of peace...that they were born in war and expired in peace." That the above contaims an element of truth cannot be denied, that that truth is greatly exaggerated... | |
 | Sir Nathaniel Barnaby - Great Britain - 1904 - 506 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...they were born in war, and expired in peace. "The habit of living light-hearted, in daily presence of death, always has had, and must have, a tendency... | |
 | Bennet Burleigh - Japan - 1905 - 532 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...word, that they were born in war, and expired in peace " ? I am not desirous of arguing, or of puffing my calling ; but war, terrible and cruel as it is,... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1905 - 680 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... | |
 | Frederic Rowland Marvin - Literature - 1905 - 346 pages
...learnt 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." With fine ethical discrimination, Dr. Martineau writes: ' ' The reverence for human life is carried... | |
 | Ian Hamilton - Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 - 1905 - 468 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." Jt would be well for us if this extract could be taught by heart to every school-child in England.... | |
 | Frederic Rowland Marvin - Literature - 1905 - 348 pages
...learnt 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." With fine ethical discrimination, Dr. Martineau writes: " The reverence for human life is carried to... | |
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