You, that have toiled during youth, to set your son upon higher ground, and to enable him to begin where you left off, do not expect that son to be what you were, - diligent, modest, active, simple in his tastes, fertile in resources. You have put him under quite a different master. Poverty educated you; wealth will educate him. You cannot suppose the result will be the same.
Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
Children have almost an intuitive discernment between the maxims you bring forward for their use, and those by which you direct your own conduct.
- Anna Letitia Barbauld
The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life.
Young gentlemen, who are to display their knowledge to the world, should have every motive of emulation, should be formed into regular classes, shoul… - Anna Letitia Barbauld
Young gentlemen, who are to display their knowledge to the world, should have every motive of emulation, should be formed into regular classes, shoul…
The dead of midnight is the noon of thought. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.
many things I knew, I have forgotten; many things I thought I knew, I find I know nothing about; some things I know, I have found not worth knowing; … - Anna Letitia Barbauld
many things I knew, I have forgotten; many things I thought I knew, I find I know nothing about; some things I know, I have found not worth knowing; …
But every act in consequence of our faith, strengthens faith. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
But every act in consequence of our faith, strengthens faith.
The well taught philosophic mind To all compassion gives; Casts round the world an equal eye, And feels for all that lives. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
The well taught philosophic mind To all compassion gives; Casts round the world an equal eye, And feels for all that lives.
We can only love what we know. - Anna Letitia Barbauld
We can only love what we know.
We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone? - Anna Letitia Barbauld
We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
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