Keep children as much as possible by themselves ... keep them from company, good or bad. ... It will be generally found that the most virtuous and the most intellectual, are those who have been brought up with few companions.… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“I am acting, then," continued Alexander, "only on the defensive. The gods, who always favor the right, have given me the victory. I am… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer. — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“III. As to my having desired to obtain the crown otherwise than by obedience to my father, and following him in regular order of… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“Some teachers go to their daily task merely upon compulsion; they regard it as intolerable drudgery. Others love the work: they hover around the… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“Temujin rewarded the slaves in this bountiful manner, partly, no doubt, out of sincere gratitude to them for having been the means, probably, of… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“Wherever we are posted, there we stand, come life or death, to the end.” — Jacob abbott Copy Share Image
“Principles of the Mohammedan faith. 1. In believing in one God, the creator of all things, and the supreme ruler and governor of the… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
“T he name of the father of Genghis Khan is a word which can not be pronounced exactly in English. It sounded something like… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
Every one's abilities may be increased or strengthened by a kind of culture. — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
Keep children as much as possible by themselves ... keep them from company, good or bad. ... It will be generally found that the… — Jacob Abbott Copy Share Image
