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... desire or aversion , before the judg- ment is capable of deciding upon the truth of abstract propositions ; for which reason the religious instruction of children ought chiefly to be addressed to the heart . Illustrations . LETTER VII ...
... desire or aversion , before the judg- ment is capable of deciding upon the truth of abstract propositions ; for which reason the religious instruction of children ought chiefly to be addressed to the heart . Illustrations . LETTER VII ...
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... desire in sub- jection . Observations . LETTER XIII . - Page 202 . ASSOCIATIONS PRODUCTIVE OF SELFISHNESS AND AMBITION . Objections answered . Love of power . Love of glory ; of praise ; of dress ; and of admiration . LETTER XIV ...
... desire in sub- jection . Observations . LETTER XIII . - Page 202 . ASSOCIATIONS PRODUCTIVE OF SELFISHNESS AND AMBITION . Objections answered . Love of power . Love of glory ; of praise ; of dress ; and of admiration . LETTER XIV ...
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... desires of the heart . To this subject I mean to devote the first series of Letters . I shall then pro- ceed to the cultivation of the Understanding ; not as a separate branch of education , for it will appear evident that neither heart ...
... desires of the heart . To this subject I mean to devote the first series of Letters . I shall then pro- ceed to the cultivation of the Understanding ; not as a separate branch of education , for it will appear evident that neither heart ...
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... desire and aversion , the whole of moral conduct entirely depends . And if it be by means of early and powerful asso- ciations , that the desires and aversions of the soul are principally excited ; it necessarily follows , that to watch ...
... desire and aversion , the whole of moral conduct entirely depends . And if it be by means of early and powerful asso- ciations , that the desires and aversions of the soul are principally excited ; it necessarily follows , that to watch ...
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... desires thus engendered should , according to the predominance of vanity or appetite , either run the full career of folly , or sink into the depths of vice . To expose the absurdity of making mere per- sonal accomplishments the ...
... desires thus engendered should , according to the predominance of vanity or appetite , either run the full career of folly , or sink into the depths of vice . To expose the absurdity of making mere per- sonal accomplishments the ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 127 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...