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" I think I may say, that of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education. "
The Register of Pennsylvania: Devoted to the Preservation of Facts and ... - Page 351
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Annual Register, Volume 85

Edmund Burke - History - 1844 - 978 pages
...nothing, was still more so. John Locke said, " I think I may say that of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education ; it is that which makes the great difference in mankind ;" whilst the language of Solomon was, " Train...
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The works of John Locke. To which is added the life of the author ..., Volume 9

John Locke - 1812 - 492 pages
...of this kind are but few ; and I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education. It is that which makes the great difference in mankind. The little, or almost insensible, impressions...
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Observations on the Character, Customs, and Superstitions of the Irish: And ...

Daniel Dewar - Education - 1812 - 374 pages
...the loner Orders of tlie Irish. I THINK I may say, that of all the men we * meet with, nine parts of ten are what they *' are, good or evil, useful or not, by their edu" cation. 'Tis that which makes the great " difference in mankind. The little or almost " insensible...
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An Inquiry, Whether Crime and Misery are Produced Or Prevented, by Our ...

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton - Jails - 1818 - 158 pages
...respect, presented itself to my view." 61 It is remarked by Mr. Locke — " Of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education." Let us pause for a moment, and consider what education we bestow upon those whom we place under the...
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The Philanthropist, Or, Repository for Hints and Suggestions ..., Volume 7

Charities - 1819 - 384 pages
...Buxton, has the following words i " It is remarked by Mr. Locke — ' Of all the men we meet with, nine parts in ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education.' Let us pause for a moment, and consider what education we bestow on those whom we place under the tuition...
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Hints for the Improvement of Early Education and Nursery Discipline

Mrs. Hoare (Louisa Gurney) - Child rearing - 1819 - 206 pages
...EARLY EDUCATION Discipline, " I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, - nine parts often are what they are, good or evil, useful " or not, by their education." LOCKE " To neglect beginnings it the fundamental error into " which most parents fall." " Parents wonder...
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An Essay on Capacity and Genius: To Prove that There is No Original Mental ...

William Andrew Mitchell - Genius - 1820 - 562 pages
...his work on education :— " I think I may say that of all the men we " meet with, nine parts out of ten are what " they are, good or evil, useful or not, by " their education. It is that which makes " the great difference in mankind. The little " or almost insensible impressions...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 9

John Locke - 1823 - 496 pages
...of this kind are but few ; and I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education. It is that which makes the great difference in mankind. The little, or almost insensible, impressions...
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The Works of John Locke, Volume 9

John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 502 pages
...this kind are but few ; and I think I may say, that, of all the men we meet with, nine parts often are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education. It is that which makes the great difference in mankind. The little, or almost insensible, impressions...
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The Westminster Review, Volume 157

Literature, Modern - 1902 - 742 pages
...editions of classical authors. John Locke thought " that of all the men we meet with, nine parts of ten are what they are, good or evil, useful or not, by their education." Although he never married, his little treatise, How to britig up your Children 3 —composed more than...
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