Letters on the Elementary Principles of Education, Volume 1S.H. Parker, 1825 |
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... Never , " observed a man of ac- knowledged sense and penetration , " never have I known a man remarkable for wisdom and virtue , who was the son of a foolish mother . " Nor will the assertion appear extraordinary , when we consid- er ...
... Never , " observed a man of ac- knowledged sense and penetration , " never have I known a man remarkable for wisdom and virtue , who was the son of a foolish mother . " Nor will the assertion appear extraordinary , when we consid- er ...
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... Never , surely , was the abiding influence of first impressions more evidently displayed than in this firm and undeviating adherence to early principle , evinced by a people remarkable for feebleness of mind , and gentleness of manners ...
... Never , surely , was the abiding influence of first impressions more evidently displayed than in this firm and undeviating adherence to early principle , evinced by a people remarkable for feebleness of mind , and gentleness of manners ...
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... never heard of any other associations than those of the Loyal Volunteers , it was to the last degree perplexing . Few , it is probable , are in this predicament ; but for the sake of those few , it may be necessary to observe , that the ...
... never heard of any other associations than those of the Loyal Volunteers , it was to the last degree perplexing . Few , it is probable , are in this predicament ; but for the sake of those few , it may be necessary to observe , that the ...
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... never to despise truth , even when it is spoken by an enemy ; nor shall I ever be led to reject it , because the per- son by whom it is advanced , has in some points embraced opinions opposite to my own . Silently to steal the ...
... never to despise truth , even when it is spoken by an enemy ; nor shall I ever be led to reject it , because the per- son by whom it is advanced , has in some points embraced opinions opposite to my own . Silently to steal the ...
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... never render a man " wise unto happiness or unto virtue , more than unto salvation . " If , upon taking these things into consideration , we acquire a proper view of the necessity of per- fecting the intellectual and moral powers of our ...
... never render a man " wise unto happiness or unto virtue , more than unto salvation . " If , upon taking these things into consideration , we acquire a proper view of the necessity of per- fecting the intellectual and moral powers of our ...
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Page 127 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 170 - As the strength of the body lies chiefly in being able to endure hardships, so also does that of the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations, and purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way.
Page 237 - To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise.
Page 237 - I have observed among all nations, that the women ornament themselves more than the men; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest. They do not hesitate, like man, to perform a hospitable or generous action; not haughty, nor arrogant, nor supercilious, but full of courtesy and fond of society...
Page 237 - ... the appellation of benevolence, these actions have been performed in so free and so kind a manner, that if I was dry I drank the sweetest draught, and if hungry, I ate the coarsest morsel, with a double relish.
Page 27 - ... following : First, to cultivate all the various principles of our nature, both speculative and active, in such a manner as to bring them to the greatest perfection of which they are susceptible ; and, secondly, by watching over the impressions and associations which the mind receives in early life, to secure it against the influence of prevailing errors, and, as far as possible, to engage its prepossessions on the side of truth.
Page 234 - WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears...
Page 68 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone ; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 191 - But's happier than me : For I have known The luscious sweets of plenty; every night Have slept with soft content about my head, And never wak'd but to a joyful morning ; Yet now must fall like a full ear of corn, Whose blossom 'scap'd, yet's wither'd in the ripening.
Page 189 - But the subjects of the Byzantine empire, who assume and dishonour the names both of Greeks and Romans, present a dead uniformity of abject vices, which are neither softened by the weakness of humanity nor animated by the vigour of memorable crimes. The...