Tag: English Essays
The Face as an Index of Character A man’s face, if we can read it aright, is generally an index to his character. We can tell what sort of …
Humanity in War Even at its best, war must always be an ugly and brutal business. But, owing to the ideal of chivalry, humanity in war was possible in …
Sunset and Evening Star There is something solemn, and even awe-inspiring in the splendid beauty of the sky as the sun sets in the west. The poet Wordsworth felt …
My Aim in Life Many people seem to have no definite aim in life. They are like ships without rudder or compass, sailing to no definite port, blown hither …
Painting and Photography The word “photography” is made up of two Greek words, photos, “light”, and graph, to “write”. This is a good name for the process; for the …
Is There Such A Thing As Disinterested Motive? There are people who hold that a man’s all actions are self-rewarding ; that is, that (though he may not …
Necessity is The Mother of Invention In Charles Kingsley’s delightful fairy-tale, “The Water Babies”, there is a description of the lazy “Do as you likes” who lived “in the …
Culture is Contact With The Best That Has Been Said And Thought in The World Culture must not be confused with education. To be cultured, a man must be …
The Laws of Health In a well-known passage, Professor Huxley once compared life to a game of chess. “Suppose”, he said, “it was perfectly certain that the life and …
Citizenship As the word implies, a citizen is a member of a city ; but the word has also the wider meaning of a member of a sovereign State. …
