...— every political move : whilst we bow down ourselves in the House of Mammon, unconscious that " unless above himself he can erect himself how poor a thing is man ;" whilst we are doing all this for at best perishing treasures, and very often for perplexing and...

...virtues ; and a poet of our own day, reasoning on purely natural principles, says, or sings, — " Unless above himself he can Erect himself,— how poor a thing is man ! " Fearing, then, we may almost suppose, that Christians might learn to be temperate and patient rather...

...work for catholic and universal ends. A puny creature walled in on every side, as Daniel wrote, — " Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " but when his will leans on a principle, when he is the vehicle of ideas, he borrows their omnipotence....

...work for catholic and universal ends. A puny creature walled in on every side, as Daniel wrote, — " Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " b«t when his will leans on a principle, when he is the vehicle of ideas, he borrows their omnipotence....

...Predominate ; whose strong effects are such As he must bear, being powerless to redress ; And that unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is Man ! ' * Happy is he who lives to understand, Not human nature only, but explores All natures, — to...

...experience has taught to other peoples in their area of action. What is true of the individual that " Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " is equally true of states and kingdoms and empires. As no individual can stand alone, so neither...

...experience has taught to other peoples in their area of action. What is true of the individual that " Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! " is equally true of states and kingdoms and empires. As no individual can stand alone, so neither...

...Predominate ; whose strong effects are such As he must bear, being powerless to redress ; And that, unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! ' " Happy is he who lives to understand Not human nature only, but explores All natures, to the end...

...lower than the average practice of his age : posterity's quarrel with him is that they did not rise higher : — ' Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! ' In Voltaire's eyes man was a very poor thing, and that he should seek to erect himself above himself...

...lower than the average practice of his age : posterity's quarrel with him is that they did not rise higher : — ' Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man ! ' In Voltaire's eyes man was a very poor thing, and that he should seek to erect himself above himself...