Project Gutenberg 2011-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 172 Hillis, Newell Dwight 1858 1929 Channing, W. H. (William Henry) 1810 1884 Channing, William Henry Right Living as a Fine Art A Study of Channing's Symphony as an Outline of the Ideal Life and Character Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Alex Gam and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Right Living as a Fine Art" by Newell Dwight Hillis is a philosophical and motivational work written in the early 20th century. This book serves as an exploration of the ideal life and character through the lens of William Henry Channing's "My Symphony," suggesting that living beautifully requires understanding and cultivating one's spiritual and moral dimensions rather than pursuing materialistic ideals. The text encourages readers to consider the beauty of life as a fine art, emphasizing simplicity, self-awareness, and a connection to deeper values. In this study, Hillis outlines Channing's vision for a beautiful life, advocating for contentment with simplicity and the practice of virtues like frugality, love, and patience. He points out the negative consequences of wealth obsession, urging a focus on intellectual cultivation and moral character instead. The book delves into themes such as the importance of listening to the world around us in order to grow, the role of knowledge in attaining wisdom, and the transformative power of spiritual beauty within one's character. Ultimately, Hillis posits that true fulfillment and aesthetic living come from aligning one's inner life with greater ideals, particularly those exemplified by Christ. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36695/36695-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Conduct of life Character BJ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 67304 2025-08-15T04:53:49.765169 text/html 63553 2021-01-07T21:43:13 text/html 219532 2025-08-15T04:53:51.723188 application/epub+zip 217421 2025-08-15T04:53:50.176144 application/epub+zip 88622 2025-08-15T04:53:49.962150 application/epub+zip 258439 2025-08-15T04:53:53.201157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241952 2025-08-15T04:53:51.500153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114215 2022-09-16T17:02:53.621742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54786 2025-08-15T04:53:49.606153 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54652 2021-01-07T21:43:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54643 2021-01-07T21:43:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21282 2025-08-15T04:53:53.332131 application/rdf+xml 15647 2025-08-15T04:53:50.026146 image/jpeg 2194 2025-08-15T04:53:49.994147 image/jpeg 22118 2021-01-07T21:43:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 199141 2021-01-07T21:43:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 22099 2021-01-07T21:43:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 199430 2025-08-15T04:53:49.795165 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia