 ... very little aided by this knowledge he took so many years to acquire — so little, that generally the greater part of it drops out of his memory; and if he occasionally vents a Latin quotation, or alludes to some Greek myth, it is less to throw light...  Education: Intellectual, Moral, and Physical - Page 2by Herbert Spencer - 1861 - 190 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1859 - 620 pages
...— we have further reason for inferring such an origin. 10 [October, It is not a little remarkable that the like relations hold with the mind. Among...prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on his paint before leaving his hut, not with a view to any direct benefit, but because he would be ashamed... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 618 pages
...alludes to some Greek myth, it is less to throw light on the topic in hand than for the sake of efl'ect. If we inquire what is the real motive for giving boys...prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on his paint before leaving his hut, not with a view to any direct benefit, but because he would be ashamed... | |
 | 1862 - 658 pages
...precedes dress, Mr. Spencer observes that a similar relation holds with the mind. " Men," he says, " dress their children's minds as they do their bodies,...prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on paint, not with a view to any direct benefit, but because be would be ashamed to be seen without it, so a... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Peterson - 1864 - 908 pages
...children's minds as they do their bodies, in tho prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts <*i his paint before leaving his hut, not with a view to any...direct benefit, but because he would be ashamed to bo seen without it, so a buy's drilling in Latin and Greek is indicted on, not because of their intrinsic... | |
 | 1862 - 542 pages
...precedes dress, Mr. Spencer observes that a similar relation holds with tho mind. " Men," he says, "dress their children's minds as they do their bodies, in the prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian pnts on paint, not with a view to any direct benefit, bnt becanse he would be ashamed to be seen withont... | |
 | 1917 - 726 pages
...of School Savings Banks is the same. They differ only in operation. Spencer was right when he said "men dress their children's minds as they do their bodies, in the prevailing fashion." This statement still holds true, but modern life requires that this mental dress be severely practical.... | |
 | Robert Galloway - 1881 - 488 pages
...hold with the mind. Among mental as among bodily acquisitions, the ornamental comes before the useful. Men dress their children's minds as they do their...so, a boy's drilling in Latin and Greek is insisted on, not because of their intrinsic value, but that he might not be disgraced by being found ignorant... | |
 | Herbert Spencer - 1884 - 130 pages
...subordinated to the appearance — we have further reason for inferring such an origin. It is not a little curious that the like relations hold with the mind....prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on his paint before leaving his hut, not with a view to any direct benefit, but because he would be ashamed... | |
 | 1885 - 278 pages
...children's minds as they do their todies, in the prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on his paint before leaving his hut. not with a view to any...so a boy's drilling in Latin and Greek is insisted on, not because of their intrinsic value, but that he may not be disgraced by being found ignorant... | |
 | Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene - 1889 - 158 pages
...inquire what is the real motive for giving boys a classical education, we find it is simply to conform to public opinion. Men dress their children's minds,...prevailing fashion. As the Orinoco Indian puts on his paint before leaving his tent, not from a view to any direct benefit, but because he is ashamed... | |
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