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I was induced to establish several orders of merit, from conviction that emulation, well directed, becomes a useful servant; and, that the latent genius of…

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This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of…
The rich possess ample means to realize any theory they may chuse to adopt in the education of their children, regardless of…
Female schools might be comprised in the list of those worthy the public patronage, with great propriety.
Mankind are divided into sects, and individuals think very differently on religious subjects, from the purest motives; and that gracious common Parent,…
We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of…
All are agreed, that the increase of learning and good morals are great blessings to society.
IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to which we are biased by prejudice, interest,…
The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education.
When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian; and…
A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let your minds expand, free from every narrow…
The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force…
Many thousands of youth have been deprived of the benefit of education thereby, their morals ruined, and talents irretrievably lost to society,…

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If one thinks only of winning, a sordid victory will be worse than a defeat. For the most part, it becomes a… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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If woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of utmost importance; very… — Virginia Woolf
There are some sordid minds, formed of slime and filth, to whom interest and gain are what glory and virtue are to… — Jean de la Bruyere
For hearts that are kindly, with virtue and peace, and not seeking blindly a hoard to increase; for those who are grieving… — Walter Mason Camp
In this world is a God whose matchless strength is a fit contrast to the sordid weakness of man. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Woman has been the target of much that is sordid and cheap, especially in photography. To raise, to elevate, to endorse with… — Ruth Bernhard
It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we… — Oscar Wilde
Geniuses are people who dash off weird, wild, incomprehensible poems with astonishing facility, & then go & get booming drunk & sleep… — Mark Twain
It is misery, you know, unspeakable misery for the man who lives alone and who detests sordid, casual affairs; not old enough… — Luigi Pirandello
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