The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things, Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History : with an Appendix ... |
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... important duty in the nursery . Laws must be enacted - few in num- ber at the commencement - simple , plain , reasonable , and absolute . Too much governing and legislation , injure children , as well as our commonwealth . To govern ...
... important duty in the nursery . Laws must be enacted - few in num- ber at the commencement - simple , plain , reasonable , and absolute . Too much governing and legislation , injure children , as well as our commonwealth . To govern ...
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... important that the mother and the nurse should be discreet , affectionate , kind , firm , intelligent , and pious ... importance as human beings , without inflaming their pride . Teach them the duties they owe to their parents , their ...
... important that the mother and the nurse should be discreet , affectionate , kind , firm , intelligent , and pious ... importance as human beings , without inflaming their pride . Teach them the duties they owe to their parents , their ...
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... importance of always speaking unvarnished , unpre- varicated truth . Among the old pagan Persians , not a liar could be found .-- In our Christian land , liars are more annoying , and as common as musquetoes in Au- gust , and may be ...
... importance of always speaking unvarnished , unpre- varicated truth . Among the old pagan Persians , not a liar could be found .-- In our Christian land , liars are more annoying , and as common as musquetoes in Au- gust , and may be ...
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... importance , and of rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy . The former is the motive - power , the latter , the safety- valve of human society and civil ...
... importance , and of rare attain ment . Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy . The former is the motive - power , the latter , the safety- valve of human society and civil ...
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... importance and advantage of system in every thing . Let them learn and practise the motto - a time and a place for every thing , and every thing in its time and place . Finally , teach them the enormity of every vice , and the blessings ...
... importance and advantage of system in every thing . Let them learn and practise the motto - a time and a place for every thing , and every thing in its time and place . Finally , teach them the enormity of every vice , and the blessings ...
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