 Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in the love of perfection; it is a study of perfection. It moves by the force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pure knowledge, but...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 951928Full view - About this book
 | American literature - 1867 - 796 pages
...culture, and does not always know which. He describes it in one page as " a study of perfection, moving by the force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pore knowledge, but of the moral and social passion for doing good." A study of this vast aim, moving... | |
 | 1867
...social, — come in as part of the grounds of culture, and the main and primary part. Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity,...also of the moral and social passion for doing good. As, in the first view of it, we took for its worthy motto Montesquieu's words : " To render an intelligent... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1867 - 832 pages
...and primary part. Culture is then properly 4escribed not as having its origin in curiosity, but aa having its origin in the love of perfection ; it is...also of the moral and social passion for doing good. As, in the first view of it, we took for its worthy motto Montesquieu's words : " To render an intelligent... | |
 | Great Britain - 1867 - 972 pages
...social — come in as part of the grounds of culture, and the main and primary part. Culture is then properly described, not as having its origin in curiosity,...perfection ; it is a study of perfection. It moves by tlie force, not merely or primarily of the scientific passion for pure knowledge, but also of the moral... | |
 | 1867 - 996 pages
...culture, and does not always know which. He describes it in one page as "a study of perfection, "moving by the force, not merely or "primarily of the scientific passion for " pure knowledge, but of the moral " and social passion for doing good." A study of this vast aim, moving with the impetus... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1867 - 802 pages
...social — come in as part of the grounds of culture, and the main and primary part. Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity, but as having its origin in tho love of perfection ; it is a study of perfection. It moves by the force, not merely or primarily... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Culture - 1869 - 350 pages
...social, — come in as part of the grounds of culture, and the main and pre-eminent part. Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity,...also of the moral and social passion for doing good. As, in the first view of it, we took for its worthy motto Montesquieu's words : " To render an intelligent... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Culture - 1869 - 354 pages
...— come in as part of the grounds of cuTture", and the main and pre-eminent £art.^Cuftlire is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity^ -but as having 'tg "".gin in t^p love ^perfection ; it is a study ofj>erfectwn. It tKeTorce, not merely or primarily... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1870 - 644 pages
...and Anarchy (London, 1869), speaks of culture as a "new power" (ante, p. 41), and clearly defines it ("properly described") "not as having its origin in...also of the moral and social passion for doing good. As, in the first view of it, we took for its •worthy motto Montesquieu's words : ' To render an intelligent... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - Culture - 1883 - 420 pages
...social, — come in as part of the grounds of culture, and the main and pre-eminent part. Culture is then properly described not as having its origin in curiosity,...also of the moral and social passion for doing good. As, in the first view of it, we took for its worthy motto Montesquieu's words : "To render an intelligent... | |
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