I became a Catholic against my will.
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French novels generally treat ...
French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.
For this reason, to study Engl...
For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete.
Contemporary literature in the...
Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.
But what is after all the happ...
But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.
But the history of the changes...
But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations.
But every great scripture, whe...
But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.
Broad tolerance in the matter ...
Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.
At last, in 1611, was made, un...
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
As a result, the highly civili...
As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage.
Accordingly the Northern races...
Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.
A proof of really great art is...
A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is liable.
A great many things which in t...
A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove to-day on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.
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