Memories of a Musical Life
Memories of a Musical Life
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What destroys manliness? What sullies womanhood? What checks enterprise? What spoils success? Constantly the same, — ill-regulated emotion. The tongue is on fire, an uncontrolled and passionate out- burst swallows up many virtues, and blots out weeks of kindness.
There is one thing more important than knowing self; it is governing self. There is one thing better than crushing impulse ; it is using impulse. The life of the ascetic is half MEMORIES OE A MUSICAL LIFE. 49 true, the life of the volu...ptuary is the other half true. The stoic may be said to be blind at least of one eye. The cynic is very nearly blind of both, since the power and the passion and the splendid uses of existence are hidden from him, and all these go wrong in various ways, from abusing, misusing, or neglecting the emotional life.
The Greek was not far wrong when he laid such stress on gymnastics and music. Of music, indeed, in its modern, exhaustive, and supple developments, as the language of the emotions, he knew nothing ; but his faint guess was with a certain fine and unerring instinct in the right direction.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
What destroys manliness? What sullies womanhood? What checks enterprise? What spoils success? Constantly the same, — ill-regulated emotion. The tongue is on fire, an uncontrolled and passionate out- burst swallows up many virtues, and blots out weeks of kindness.
There is one thing more important than knowing self; it is governing self. There is one thing better than crushing impulse ; it is using impulse. The life of the ascetic is half MEMORIES OE A MUSICAL LIFE. 49 true, the life of the volu...ptuary is the other half true. The stoic may be said to be blind at least of one eye. The cynic is very nearly blind of both, since the power and the passion and the splendid uses of existence are hidden from him, and all these go wrong in various ways, from abusing, misusing, or neglecting the emotional life.
The Greek was not far wrong when he laid such stress on gymnastics and music. Of music, indeed, in its modern, exhaustive, and supple developments, as the language of the emotions, he knew nothing ; but his faint guess was with a certain fine and unerring instinct in the right direction.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by H R Hugh Reginald Haweis to read onlineMoreLess
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