William H. Crogman: Ideal

William H. Crogman was American classical philologist. Explore interesting quotes on ideal.
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“Character is eternal; all other things are transient and fleeting. No ideal, perishable in itself, is worth striving for by an immortal soul.”

William H. Crogman

Source: Talks for the Times (1896), "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), p. 287

“Neither the black boy nor the white will ever be educated in the best and broadest sense of the term who seeks an education merely to reach an office, for, as in nature a stream never rises higher than its source, so in life men never rise higher than their ideals. The education that merely seeks an office must of necessity be limited to the dimensions of that office.”

William H. Crogman

Source: Talks for the Times (1896), "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), p. 281

“Is the object of his thought lofty in its character, so is he. Is it low, so is he. We rise or fall, we ascend or descend, according to our ideals.”

William H. Crogman

Source: Talks for the Times (1896), "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), p. 273

“The development of an individual will invariably be in the direction of his ideal, and will partake largely of the nature and character of that ideal.”

William H. Crogman

Source: Talks for the Times (1896), "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), p. 272

“Whatever you are in the future, young ladies and gentlemen, will depend largely upon your conceptions of life, its duties, its responsibilities, its end. For this reason I have proposed to myself to speak to you in a practical manner on the importance of correct ideals.”

William H. Crogman

Source: Talks for the Times (1896), "The Importance of Correct Ideals" (1892), p. 272