| John Locke - 1693 - 290 pages
...Conftitutions are able to do Wonders: $t?t Examples of thefe are but few, and'! rhink I may fay, that of all the Men we meet with, Nine parts of Ten are what they are, Good or Evil, ufeful or not,, by their Education. *Tis that which makes the great difference in Mankind: The little,... | |
| John Locke - 1712 - 332 pages
...are able to do Wonders. But Examples A 4 of of this Kind, are but few, and I think I may fay, that of all the Men we meet with, nine Parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, ureful or not, by their Education. 3 Tis that which makes the great Difference an Mankind. The little,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1844 - 978 pages
...still more so. John Locke said, " I think I may say that of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not,...education ; it is that which makes the great difference in mankind ;" whilst the language of Solomon was, " Train up a child in the way he should go, and when... | |
| Septimus Hodson - 1792 - 238 pages
...my obfervations, I aflame, as granted, the portion of a celebrated Writer on this fubjedt : " That of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, ufeful or not, by their Education *." Our firft habits ftick by us through the remainder of our lives;... | |
| John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...constitutions, are able to do wonders. But examples of this kind are but few ; and I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are...education. It is that which makes the great difference in mankind. The little, or almost insensible, impressions on our tender infancies, have very important... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1812 - 372 pages
...good men. SECTION II. On the Education of the lower Orders of the « Irish. I THINK I may say, that of all the men we " meet with, nine parts of ten are...they '* are, good or evil, useful or not, by their edu** cation. "Pis that which makes the great •' difference in mankind. The little or almost " insensible... | |
| Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - 1818 - 158 pages
...itself to my view." 61 It is remarked by Mr. Locke — " Of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education." Let us pause for a moment, and consider what education we bestow upon those whom we place under the... | |
| 1819 - 384 pages
...the following words i " It is remarked by Mr. Locke — ' Of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education.' Let us pause for a moment, and consider what education we bestow on those whom we place under the tuition... | |
| Mrs. Hoare (Louisa Gurney) - 1819 - 206 pages
...EARLY EDUCATION Discipline, " I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, - nine parts often are what they are, good or evil, useful " or not, by their education." LOCKE " To neglect beginnings it the fundamental error into " which most parents fall." " Parents wonder... | |
| William Andrew Mitchell - 1820 - 562 pages
...in his work on education :— " I think I may say that of all the men we " meet with, nine parts out of ten are what " they are, good or evil, useful or...education. It is that which makes " the great difference in mankind. The little " or almost insensible impressions on our ten" der infancies, have very important... | |
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