MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 



more intent on victory than upon the truth. Hence 

 it is that the truth is so often imperiled by con- 

 troversy. 



"What more absurd than to quarrel with a man 

 because he does not see as you do ! " I often hear this 

 remark made in defense or excuse of the nature- 

 faker. Now the whole question hinges upon what is 

 meant by the word "see." If you mean "think," 

 then I quite agree with you; all men do not think 

 alike; they differ as much in this respect as they 

 do in their complexions, or stature, or dispositions. 

 But if you refer to the use of the corporeal eye, 

 actual observation of external objects, then I say 

 all men must see alike if they are to see accurately. 



St. Augustine says we cannot see darkness, nor 

 hear silence, but is it not our eyes and ears that 

 make us aware that such realities exist? There are 

 many problems- and mysteries which our reason 

 cannot solve, but is it not the reason that discloses 

 such questions to us.^^ Reason has its limits, and it 

 is never more triumphant than when it recognizes 

 these limitations. 



§ 



"What is it that constitutes and makes man what 

 he is?" asks Huxley, and answers, "What is it but 

 the power of language?" One may say with equal 

 confidence that it is man that makes the language. 



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