 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...  Letters on the Elementary Principles of Education - Page 196by Elizabeth Hamilton - 1818 - 388 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - Education - 1801 - 452 pages
...his *' own defires, crofs his own inclinations, '* and purely follow what reafon direfts " as beft, though the appetite lean the •* other way."* Let...the fond parent examine the magnitude of the barrier flue throws in the way of her child's ever attaining this neceflary afcendancy over the felfifh and... | |
 | John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue aud worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way. § 34. The great mistake I have observed garl in people's breeding their children has been, that this... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - Education - 1813 - 556 pages
...that of the mind. And that the great principle and foundation of all virtue is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...way."* Let the fond parent examine the magnitude of ihe barrier she throws in the way of her child's ever attaining this necessary ascendancy over the... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 504 pages
...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...directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way. § 34. The great mistake I have ob- EarJv served in people's breeding their children has been, that... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 498 pages
...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, ^nd purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way. $ 34. The great... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - Education - 1825 - 252 pages
...great principle and foundation of all virtue is placed in this, that a man is able to deny 15 VOL. i. himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations,...the way of her child's ever attaining this necessary ascendancy over the selfish and dissocial passions, when she stimulates his desires by fond and pampering... | |
 | Education - 1836 - 432 pages
...that of the mind. Ami the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth lies in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...as best, though the appetite lean the other way." (Sect. 33.) Here, as before, the over-fondness of the mother is the first subject of observation, as... | |
 | Schoolmaster - 1836 - 926 pages
...that of the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth lies in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...as best, though the appetite lean the other way." (Sect. 33.) Here, as before, the over-fondness of the mother is the first subject of observation, as... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Education - 1840 - 328 pages
...deteriora sequor."* "The great principle and foundation of all virtue," says Locke, " lies in this : that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...as best, though the appetite lean the other way." [What is the cause of the intemperance that has desolated, ay, that still continues to desolate, our... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Education - 1840 - 300 pages
...great principle and foundation of all virtue," says Locke, " lies in this : that a man is able to deay himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations,...as best, though the appetite lean the other way." [What is the cause of the intemperance that has desolated, ay, that still continues to desolate, our... | |
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