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A Collection of Select Aphorisms and Maxims; With Several Historical Observations: Extracted From the Most Eminent Authors
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I4. The foundations Of knowledge and virtue are laid in our childhood, and without an early care and attention, we are as good as loft in our very cradles for the princi ples that we imbibe in our youth, we carry commonly to our graves, and it is the education that makes the man. To fpeak all in a few words, children are but blank pa per, ready indifferently for any imprefiiou, good or bad.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
I4. The foundations Of knowledge and virtue are laid in our childhood, and without an early care and attention, we are as good as loft in our very cradles for the princi ples that we imbibe in our youth, we carry commonly to our graves, and it is the education that makes the man. To fpeak all in a few words, children are but blank pa per, ready indifferently for any imprefiiou, good or bad.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
334 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2008
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