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Give them every- thing they want , and with luck they won't want anything which is bad for them . ' No doubt there are families , though one cannot actually call any to mind , where these methods have succeeded .
Give them every- thing they want , and with luck they won't want anything which is bad for them . ' No doubt there are families , though one cannot actually call any to mind , where these methods have succeeded .
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... fact is that the English out here are in the habit of never denying themselves any- thing they wish , and when you say such and such a sum is sufficient in India it means quite a different thing from the same thing said in England .
... fact is that the English out here are in the habit of never denying themselves any- thing they wish , and when you say such and such a sum is sufficient in India it means quite a different thing from the same thing said in England .
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One of the most skilful things in this work is the way in which he has picked up his know- ledge thro ... His desire to master every kind of difficulty and to learn every sort of thing , makes him open to the charge of change- ableness ...
One of the most skilful things in this work is the way in which he has picked up his know- ledge thro ... His desire to master every kind of difficulty and to learn every sort of thing , makes him open to the charge of change- ableness ...
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