 | John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...also does that of 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...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
...so also does 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...as best, though the appetite lean the other way."* Let the fond parent examine the magnitude of ihe barrier she throws in the way of her child's ever... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - Education - 1818 - 396 pages
...that of the mind. And that the great principle and foundation of all virtue is placed in this, tha man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross...as best, though the appetite lean the other way." * Let the fond parent examine the magnitude of the barrier she throws in the way of her child's ever... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy, Modern - 1823 - 488 pages
...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...directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way. served in people's breeding their children has been, that this has not been taken care enough of in... | |
 | John Locke - Coinage - 1824 - 498 pages
...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 mistake I have observed „ . in^people's breeding their children has been, that this... | |
 | 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,...as best, though the appetite lean the other way."* Let the fond parent examine the magnitude of the barrier she throws in the way of her child's ever... | |
 | Schoolmaster - 1836 - 926 pages
...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...way of the child's improvement. It is not unusual even to find some little perverse tricks rather admired than reproved, as being thought not unbecoming... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Education - 1840 - 328 pages
...meliora, proboqne ; deteriora sequor."* "The great principle and foundation of all virtue," says Locke, " lies in this : that a man is able to deny himself...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... | |
 | Alonzo Potter, George Barrell Emerson - Education - 1842 - 586 pages
...death itself, before dishonour. " The great principle and foundation of all virtue," says Locke, " lies in this : that a man is able to deny himself...as best, though the appetite lean the other way.'' Again, man begins life without taste. Through his senses, he is early attracted and charmed by what... | |
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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... 
