Keep children as much as possible by themselves ... keep them from company, good or bad. ... It will be generally found… — 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
