Passages with Solved Precis The motives for writing autobiographies sometimes. as we have seen, the writer is tempted by a big cheque. In other cases he or she is conscious of having had an interesting life and wishes the public to share the interest. Some men especially Deans, I regret to sayare raconteurs and so fond of their own stories that they do not like to think that they may perish...

Passages with Solved Precis It is amazing how few people are aware of the value of solitude and contemplation. The art of living in bed means more than physical rest for you. After you have gone through a strenuous day and complete relaxation; after all the people you have met and interviewed, all the friends, who have tried to crack silly jokes, and all your brothers and sisters who have tried...

Passages with Solved Precis There is a famous speech recorded of an Old Norse Nan, thoroughly characteristic of the Teuton. “I believe neither in idols nor demons,” said he, “I put my sole trust in my own strength of body and soul” The ancient crest of a pickaxe with the motto of “Either I will find a way or make one”, was an expression of the same sturdy independence which to,...

Passages with Solved Precis The great Roman orator, Cicero, in his celebrated treatise on friendship, remarks with truth that it increases happiness and diminishes misery by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our sorrows. When we do well, it is delightful to have friends who are so proud of our success that they receive as much pleasure from it as we do ourselves. For the friendless man, the...

Passages with Solved Precis The first thing necessary to the pleasure of reading is that when people are young they should acquire the habit of reading. This is becoming more and more difficult. Before I was aware of things in the world, the Penny Post had already begun to make a change adverse to reading. By consuming a vast amount of time in correspondence that was unnecessary, trivial or irksome. Railways...

Passages with Solved Precis There is no doubt that people are growing more and more interested in the seas, and that there is a great need for that interest. Men have long tried to probe the secrets of the oceans to gain knowledge for its own sake, but there are other practical reasons for doing so. The sea can provide us with many things that we need in everyday life. Future...

Passages with Solved Precis There are certain things that our age needs, and certain things that it should avoid. It needs compassion and a wish that mankind should be happy; it needs the desire for knowledge and the determination to eschew pleasant myths; it needs above all, courageous hope and the impulse to creativeness. The things that it must avoid, and that have brought it to the brink of catastrophe, are...