Word: strife
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...strife nor turmoil brings alarm...
...General. It is a matter of some doubt, perhaps, whether Universal Peace shall dawn before the Millennium. Matters of boundary-lines may be decided by councils, and wars of territorial aggrandizement cease; but the clash of ideas has ever been, and seems likely ever to be, attended by physical strife. The bloodiest pages in history record most fully the progress of truth. But whether war be regarded as a necessary element of advance or not, any measures to diminish its frequency, so as to cut off all but the inevitable, must be welcomed by every one. The gift is appreciated...
Some sink exhausted in the strife...
...glories in kindling strife...
...their own estimation, and, by reason of their own greatness, are threatened with the tragic end of the fabled frog. The more numerous class, however, are swallowed up in the larger life of some great city, where, in contact with the great, broad stream of humanity engaged in the strife of active life, they realize the pettiness of their own small achievements and successes, and are led to wonder if these can ever really serve them when their resources are put to the test in real life. In short, they get a glimpse of what awaits them on leaving...