Thoughts on Self-culture, Addressed to WomenWm. Crosby and H. P. Nichols, 1851 - 464 pagine |
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Pagina 32
... conduct and sentiments . No doubt there are cases in which the influence of the latter has corrected that of a frivolous mother ; as likewise there are many in which noble characters are seen shaping themselves , as if by some inverse ...
... conduct and sentiments . No doubt there are cases in which the influence of the latter has corrected that of a frivolous mother ; as likewise there are many in which noble characters are seen shaping themselves , as if by some inverse ...
Pagina 45
... and want of stability of character , which both exercise so baneful an influence on conduct , are striking exemplifications of this fact . It is a general subject of reproach against women , AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION . 45.
... and want of stability of character , which both exercise so baneful an influence on conduct , are striking exemplifications of this fact . It is a general subject of reproach against women , AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION . 45.
Pagina 47
... Conduct which is the result of mere feeling is so little to be relied upon , that , in matters of business , it is avowedly safer to trust to the man who is actuated by steady , though low , princi- ples of worldly policy , than to one ...
... Conduct which is the result of mere feeling is so little to be relied upon , that , in matters of business , it is avowedly safer to trust to the man who is actuated by steady , though low , princi- ples of worldly policy , than to one ...
Pagina 48
... will only lead , in undisciplined minds , to vacillating conduct , and to the loss of that important influence which should rightfully belong to moral necessary , character ; so , on the other , our affections 48 VIEWS OF LIFE ,
... will only lead , in undisciplined minds , to vacillating conduct , and to the loss of that important influence which should rightfully belong to moral necessary , character ; so , on the other , our affections 48 VIEWS OF LIFE ,
Pagina 49
... conduct mainly depends on the practi- cal habits which flow from them . Intellect itself receives its direction for good or evil from the moral character , and be- comes a blessing or a curse according as it is thus directed . We may ...
... conduct mainly depends on the practi- cal habits which flow from them . Intellect itself receives its direction for good or evil from the moral character , and be- comes a blessing or a curse according as it is thus directed . We may ...
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