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 Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious 
the world of God within us. There read more 
 Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious 
the world of God within us. There lies the Land of Song; there 
lies the poet's native land. 
 Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each 
other.  
 Works of the intellect are great only by comparison with each 
other. 
 The intellectual power, through words and things,
 Went sounding on, a dim and perilous way!  
 The intellectual power, through words and things,
 Went sounding on, a dim and perilous way! 
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-- and a read more
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-- and a lot of courage- -to move in the opposite direction.
 The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. 
The mind that grows could not predict the times, read more 
 The growth of the intellect is spontaneous in every expansion. 
The mind that grows could not predict the times, the means, the 
mode of that spontaneity. God enters by a private door into 
every individual. 
Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
Some minds are like concrete: thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
 I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has 
endowed us with sense, reason, and read more 
 I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has 
endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to 
forgo their use. 
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide