John Lancaster Spalding
John Lancaster Spalding
John Lancaster Spaldingwas an American author, poet, advocate for higher education, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria from 1877 to 1908 and a co-founder of The Catholic University of America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth2 June 1840
CountryUnited States of America
educational self incentives
Those subjects have the greatest educational value, which are richest in incentives to the noblest self-activity.
men degrees ancient
If ancient descent could confer nobility, the lower forms of life would possess it in a greater degree than man.
approval and-love knows
When we know and love the best we are content to lack the approval of the many.
hero men saint
Unless we consent to lack the common things which men call success, we shall hardly become heroes or saints, philosophers or poets.
wise art thinking
If thy words are wise, they will not seem so to the foolish: if they are deep the shallow will not appreciate them. Think not highly of thyself, then, when thou art praised by many.
strong interesting personality
If thou wouldst be interesting, keep thy personality in the background, and be great and strong in and through thy subject.
disappointment joy soul
We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.
interesting thee disappointed
If there are but few who interest thee, why shouldst thou be disappointed if but few find thee interesting?
important neglect educate
The will the one thing it is most important to educate we neglect.
men ideas common
The common man is impelled and controlled by interests; the superior, by ideas.
mind aim-of-education increase
The aim of education is to strengthen and multiply the powers and activities of the mind rather than to increase its possessions.
thinking hateful speak
As we can not love what is hateful, let us accustom ourselves neither to think nor to speak of disagreeable things and persons.
mistake angel devil
There are who mistake the spirit of pugnacity for the spirit of piety, and thus harbor a devil instead of an angel.
children men may
We may outgrow the things of children, without acquiring sense and relish for those which become a man.