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 .
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 .
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Obedience , based on 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 а . > a blows , create the former -.
Obedience , based on 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 а . > a blows , create the former -.
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... and violent indignation , are seldom eradicated 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 .
... and violent indignation , are seldom eradicated 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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and are criminally pernicious , creating artificial 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 ...
and are criminally pernicious , creating artificial 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 ...
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To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy .
To balance , properly , HOPE and ' FEAR , in children , is a matter of high importance , and of rare attain Hope , without fear , engenders rashness — fear , without hope , destroys mental and physical energy .
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