Formation Quotes by Edward Thorndike

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• The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
• The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
• Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. — Hosea Ballou
• The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which… — John C. Calhoun
• A Christian school should be a place where young men and young women go through a period of spiritual formation and development… — Tony Campolo
• State formation has been a brutal project, with many hideous consequences. But the results exist, and their pernicious aspects should be overcome. — Noam Chomsky
• The only sustainable way to increase demand for vacant houses is to spur the formation of new households. Admitting more skilled immigrants,… — Alan Greenspan
• I see ranks ready for battle, stretching out. Five, six horses across, ranks in formation. Endlessly. — Janet Morris
• The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces… — Sun Tzu
• It's OK to have butterflies. Just get them flying in formation. — Unknown Author
• Sir Guy Campbell's classic account of the formation of the links, beginning with Genesis and moving step by step to the thrilling… — Alistair Cooke
• It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion. — Joseph Goebbels

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