But whatever the heights of virtue and intelligence to which he may attain in future ages, who can doubt that to his grander vision new summits will ever present themselves, provoking him to still grander aspirations?
Sumner contemplates the endless aspirations of humanity, suggesting that future achievements will always reveal new goals.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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