 | Sir Herbert William Richmond - 1928 - 384 sider
...minds no longer supple. New processes of thought, new customs, do not come easily at that stage. ' Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth...education; which is in effect, but an early custom. . . . For it is true that late learners cannot so well take the ply ; except it be in some minds that... | |
 | 1909 - 378 sider
...be engaged with hard ice. Many examples may be put of the force of custom, both upon mind and body. Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavor to obtain good customs. Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years:... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1990 - 280 sider
...is. The Indians lay themselves quietly upon a stack of wood, and so sacrifice themselves by fire. *** Since custom is the principal magistrate of man's...life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs.—Bacon' DIFFICULTIES began to melt away like frosty rime after this. Some were removed, but... | |
 | Rachel Claire Morris, Rachel Morris, Luke J. Clements - 1999 - 184 sider
...integration can be further promoted by countryside skills training.1-^9 "[S]ince custom is the principle magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour...we call education, which is in effect but an early custom."140 Customal skills displace capital relations, consequently formal educational institutions... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - 2000 - 604 sider
...my wishes by means of them. St Augustine, 397-8, Confessions (trans. RS PineCoffin), I, Sect. 8 9:6 Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth...education, which is in effect but an early custom. So we see, in languages the tongue is more pliant to all expressions and sounds, the joints are more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 sider
...the force of custom, both upon mind and body. Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate0 of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain...education; which is, in effect, but an early custom. So we see, in languages the tongue is more pliant0 to all expressions and sounds, the joints are more... | |
 | William Wright - 2003 - 262 sider
...INDUSTRY AND TEMPERANCE. Many examples may be put of the force of custom, both upon mind and body: therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate...customs. .Certainly, custom is most perfect when it begmneth in young years: this we call education, which is, in effect, but an early custom. BACON. WITHOUT... | |
 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - 2005 - 1436 sider
..." Custom," says my Lord Bacon, " is the principal magistrate of man's life. But custom is certainly most perfect, when it beginneth in young years. This we call education; which, in effect, is but an early custom. But if the force of custom, simple and segregate, be great; the... | |
 | Virginia M. Fellows - 2006 - 383 sider
...was compensation for taking an unwanted child off her hands. Chapter Three A Life-Changjng Revelation Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth...education, which is in effect but an early custom. The gossipy and scandalous affairs of Elizabeth's court formed the environment in which Francis Bacon... | |
 | Peter Orebech, Fred Bosselman, Jes Bjarup, David Callies, Martin Chanock, Hanne Petersen - 2005 - 440 sider
...present the idea of custom and its importance. By way of conclusion, I would like to quote Francis Bacon: "since custom is the principal magistrate of man's...life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs."119 One way to establish good customs is to adopt the personal perspective advanced by Hume... | |
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Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years : this we call education, which is in effect but an early custom. 
