The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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... Fear not troubles , keep up your spirits , the darkness will pass away . If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid by clouds , still look up to heaven , rely upon the promises of God , and be cheerful . Never yield ...
... Fear not troubles , keep up your spirits , the darkness will pass away . If the sun is going down , look at the stars ; if they are hid by clouds , still look up to heaven , rely upon the promises of God , and be cheerful . Never yield ...
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... fear , and not on esteem and respect , makes a slave , and mars the native loveliness of the image of a son , daughter , or pupil . Harsh scolding language , anu frequent hard Children have good ́ never forgotten ; it blows , create 30 ...
... fear , and not on esteem and respect , makes a slave , and mars the native loveliness of the image of a son , daughter , or pupil . Harsh scolding language , anu frequent hard Children have good ́ never forgotten ; it blows , create 30 ...
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... violent indignation , are seldom eradi- cated from the mind . Frightful bugbear stories of ghosts , hobgoblins , and witches , are never forgotten , and are criminally pernicious , creating artificial fear , that 32 THE PROBE .
... violent indignation , are seldom eradi- cated from the mind . Frightful bugbear stories of ghosts , hobgoblins , and witches , are never forgotten , and are criminally pernicious , creating artificial fear , that 32 THE PROBE .
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... fear , that remains unconquered by riper years . How important , then , that first impressions , the preliminaries to a school education , should be as pure as the unsullied sheet on which they are imprinted , and that no foul blots ...
... fear , that remains unconquered by riper years . How important , then , that first impressions , the preliminaries to a school education , should be as pure as the unsullied sheet on which they are imprinted , and that no foul blots ...
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... FEAR , in children , is a matter of high 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 ...
... FEAR , in children , is a matter of high 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 ...
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