 | F. H. Bradley, Francis Herbert Bradley - Philosophy - 1988 - 344 pages
...Cf. Aristotle, Pol. vii. i325, b. i4-23. i Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper, as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, them on thee....if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd We shall return to the question, What is the measure of a man's morality? The general end is self-realization,... | |
 | Gary Schmidgall - Biography & Autobiography - 1990 - 234 pages
...Measure: Thyself and thy belongings Are not thine own so proper as to waste Thyself upon thy virtues, they on thee. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,...forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. [1.1.29-35] But what sinks Venus in Adonis's and the reader's minds is the Duke's next line: "Spirits... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 1998 - 255 pages
...his mind : ( i ) the candlestick {eg Matthew s: is), (2) the woman with an issue of blood (the verNot light them for themselves; for if our virtues Did...alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues, nor nature never lends The smallest scruple of her excellence But, like... | |
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Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do; Not light them for themselves: for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. 
