The American Journal of Education, Volume 13Henry Barnard F.C. Brownell, 1863 |
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... whole period of youth . PYTHAGORAS . * Man becomes what he is , principally by education ; which pertains to the whole of life . Education must begin even before birth , with the parents themselves ; must constitute a rule of action ...
... whole period of youth . PYTHAGORAS . * Man becomes what he is , principally by education ; which pertains to the whole of life . Education must begin even before birth , with the parents themselves ; must constitute a rule of action ...
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... whole duration of our being . But since im-- pressions made early are the deepest and most lasting , that is , above all , education which tends in childhood and youth to form a manly , upright , and generous character , and thus to lay ...
... whole duration of our being . But since im-- pressions made early are the deepest and most lasting , that is , above all , education which tends in childhood and youth to form a manly , upright , and generous character , and thus to lay ...
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... whole na- ture . Its office is to call forth power of every kind - power of thought , affection , will , and outward action ; power to observe , to reason , to judge , to contrive ; power to adopt good ends firmly , and to pursue them ...
... whole na- ture . Its office is to call forth power of every kind - power of thought , affection , will , and outward action ; power to observe , to reason , to judge , to contrive ; power to adopt good ends firmly , and to pursue them ...
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... whole positive or negative performance of a cadet , in his whole course at West Point . The summation of these for any one year gives his class - standing for that year , and the summation for the whole course gives his standing at the ...
... whole positive or negative performance of a cadet , in his whole course at West Point . The summation of these for any one year gives his class - standing for that year , and the summation for the whole course gives his standing at the ...
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... whole mass of the militia - the instructors being imperatively required to adhere to one system . This would be a very important advantage . 01 2. By this means the country , in the course of a few years , would be furnished with a well ...
... whole mass of the militia - the instructors being imperatively required to adhere to one system . This would be a very important advantage . 01 2. By this means the country , in the course of a few years , would be furnished with a well ...
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Page 236 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Page 798 - Of Law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world : all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power : both Angels and Men, and creatures of what condition soever, though each in different sort and manner, yet all, with uniform consent, admiring her as the Mother of their peace and joy.
Page 236 - The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things ; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Page 353 - Above all things, let him never touch a romance or novel ; these paint beauty in colours more charming than nature, and describe happiness that man never tastes. How delusive, how destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss ! They teach the youthful mind to sigh after beauty and happiness which never existed ; to despise the little good which fortune has mixed in our cup, by expecting more than she ever gave...
Page 110 - ... shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again: if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find dif-ferences, let him study the schoolmen; for they are cymini sectores: if he be not apt to beat over matters, and to call up one thing to prove and illustrate another, let him study the lawyers' cases:...
Page 236 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Page 361 - Most certainly, Sir; for those who know them have a very great advantage over those who do not. Nay, Sir, it is wonderful what a difference learning makes upon people even in the common intercourse of life, which does not appear to be much connected with it.
Page 801 - For a wise man, he seemed to me at that time, to be governed too much by general maxims. I speak with the freedom of history, and, I hope, without offence. One or two of these maxims, flowing from an opinion not the most indulgent to our unhappy species, and surely a little too general, led him into measures that were greatly mischievous to himself; and for that reason, among others...
Page 236 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands ; And let her own works praise her in the gates.
Page 376 - Children should be led to make their own investigations, and to draw their own inferences. They should be told as little as possible, and induced to discover as much as possible.