World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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... education , that improves all the virtue , and corrects all the vice of the former , and of nature itself.— Clarendon . COUNTRY AND CITY . - The corruptions of the country are closely allied to those of the town , with no 54 THE WORLD'S ...
... education , that improves all the virtue , and corrects all the vice of the former , and of nature itself.— Clarendon . COUNTRY AND CITY . - The corruptions of the country are closely allied to those of the town , with no 54 THE WORLD'S ...
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... EDUCATION . What sculpture is to a block of marble , education is to the human soul . The philosopher , the saint , the hero , the wise , and the good , or the great , very often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper THE ...
... EDUCATION . What sculpture is to a block of marble , education is to the human soul . The philosopher , the saint , the hero , the wise , and the good , or the great , very often lie hid and concealed in a plebeian , which a proper THE ...
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... education might have disinterred and brought to light . — Addison . EDUCATION AN INHERITANCE . - An industrious and virtuous education of children is a better inheritance for them than a great estate . Addison . EDUCATION AN INVESTMENT ...
... education might have disinterred and brought to light . — Addison . EDUCATION AN INHERITANCE . - An industrious and virtuous education of children is a better inheritance for them than a great estate . Addison . EDUCATION AN INVESTMENT ...
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... education.— Locke . EDUCATION OF children . - The education of our children is never out of my mind . Train them to virtue , habituate them to industry , activity , and spirit . Make them consider every vice as shameful and unmanly ...
... education.— Locke . EDUCATION OF children . - The education of our children is never out of my mind . Train them to virtue , habituate them to industry , activity , and spirit . Make them consider every vice as shameful and unmanly ...
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... EDUCATION , RELIGIOUS . - What is it ? It is awakening a love for truth ; giving a just sense of duty ; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life . It is not so much giving words , as thoughts -- mere maxims , as ...
... EDUCATION , RELIGIOUS . - What is it ? It is awakening a love for truth ; giving a just sense of duty ; opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life . It is not so much giving words , as thoughts -- mere maxims , as ...
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actions affections appear beauty become better blessing body bring character Christian Colton conscience consider contentment conversation death desire duty EDUCATION enemies equal everything evil faith fall fear feel fool fortune friends give greater greatest habit hand happiness hath heart heaven honor hope human keep kind knowledge learning less liberty light live look man's mankind manner means mind moral nature necessary never once opinion ourselves pass passions person pleasure poor possess praise present pride principles prosperity reason religion rest rich sense Shakspeare society soon soul speak spirit tell temper things thou thoughts tion tongue true truth turn understanding vice virtue wealth whole wisdom wise wish Young youth