The Flowers of Life
The Flowers of Life
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When it (the mind) is overstacked with knowledge it seems to become like the over-muscled body of the strong man : lumbering, awkward and unfit for quick ac tion. Contrast the all-round athlete with the * so-called " strong man. " Take for example the boxer and the weight-lifter; the boxer is not overburdened with heavy, cumbersome muscles, though he is strong and agile.
The weight-lifter is possessed of abnormal development which necessitates slow and re- 65 THE FLOWERS OF LIFE.
strained movem...ents of the limbs, as over-devel oped muscles tend to bind the human body like tight cords thus rendering agility, litheness of limb and suppleness out of the question.
Each of these men has good and bad points in his make-up ; but pit the two against one another and which would win in an encounter ? The boxer, nearly always.
A law-school graduate often does not know as much as his professor when he leaves college, though he may soon distance him in life's race.
His mind is not so full that he has no room left in it for original thought and energy.
What to read after The Flowers of Life?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When it (the mind) is overstacked with knowledge it seems to become like the over-muscled body of the strong man : lumbering, awkward and unfit for quick ac tion. Contrast the all-round athlete with the * so-called " strong man. " Take for example the boxer and the weight-lifter; the boxer is not overburdened with heavy, cumbersome muscles, though he is strong and agile.
The weight-lifter is possessed of abnormal development which necessitates slow and re- 65 THE FLOWERS OF LIFE.
strained movem...ents of the limbs, as over-devel oped muscles tend to bind the human body like tight cords thus rendering agility, litheness of limb and suppleness out of the question.
Each of these men has good and bad points in his make-up ; but pit the two against one another and which would win in an encounter ? The boxer, nearly always.
A law-school graduate often does not know as much as his professor when he leaves college, though he may soon distance him in life's race.
His mind is not so full that he has no room left in it for original thought and energy.
What to read after The Flowers of Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Anthony J Drexel Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle to read onlineMoreLess
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