Word: oath
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...result so many broken vows and half-carried-out resolutions. Our vows are not serious enough; we are more lenient with ourselves than with others, and accept excuses for out broken resolutions that would never be accepted by others. From the Christian point of view a promise and an oath are identical, and a broken resolution and a broken promise are the same morally. The worst aspect of these broken resolutions is that they weaken the will itself and rob it of its kingly power. Take the promises that you make to yourself as seriously as you take those made...
...mentioned its advantages over self-help. He said that compromise comes when revenge is put aside. In cases of compromise, one has to deal with larger forces than the individual. Compromise is obtained by means of the trial, which may be conducted according to the laws of combat, by oath, or by arbitration. In a trial by combat, the opponents settle their differences in the court room. If they happen to be of different sexes, the man is hampered by bonds. In a trial by oaths, the oaths were made to be very difficult, a mere slip of the tongue...
...idea and what he had learned in China he established the famous Yoshin-riu--"the spirit of the willow tree school." In Japan the art is only taught to men of great moral as well as physical character and before receiving a single lesson the pupil must take an oath never to reveal the secrets...
...this particular law. The question of Mayor Low's ability to enforce the law does not enter into this discussion; we must simply decide what should be Mayor Low's subjective attitude toward this law. If he connives at a simple violation of the law he is breaking his oath. Our government is a government of laws...
...representation of inward emotion by outward signs, runs through the world and is a necessity of human life; much more is it a necessity when we are trying to represent heavenly things. The Christian Sacraments are federal or social arts, not arts of worship. The word itself implies the oath which binds the soldier to his commander...