| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1869 - 998 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| 1869 - 860 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that however scanty may be the measure... | |
| Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1869 - 610 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley - 1870 - 448 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| 1870 - 914 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| Thomas Henry Huxley - 1870 - 444 pages
...of his own knowledge. Don't be satisfied with telling him that a magnet attracts iron. Let him see that it does ; let him feel the pull of the one upon...especially, tell him that it is his duty to doubt until lie is compelled, by the absolute authority of Nature, to believe that which is written in books. Pursue... | |
| 1870 - 816 pages
...doubt. Its advantage is that it entirely rejects authority. "Especially tell him" (ie, the child) " that it is his duty to doubt until he is compelled...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| 1870 - 856 pages
...rejects authority. " Especially tell him " (ie, the child) " that it is his duty to doubt until ho is compelled by the absolute authority of nature to...believe that which is written in books. Pursue this discipline carefully and conscientiously, and you may make sure that, however scanty may be the measure... | |
| Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood - 1871 - 690 pages
...sensitive horror of all authority, and can not brook a book revelation. He holds that it is one's " duty to doubt until he is compelled by the absolute...nature to believe that which is written in books." " For the votary of science, skepticism is the highest of duties, blind faith the one unpardonable... | |
| 1872 - 366 pages
...we come to the very startling recommendation or instruction, " and especially tell him [a child !] that it is his duty to doubt until he is compelled...Nature to believe that which is written in books." Following such astounding and mischievous advice, the child would believe nothing beyond that which... | |
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