Word: true
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...himself. There are more qualities that go to the making of a man than self-reliance, which well becomes only a strong character on which reliance may confidently be placed, and is therefore unbecoming in young boys, whose characters are necessarily unformed. The boarding school too often developes not true manliness, but rather a heedless independence which is incompatible with it. To put a boy in the way of such development the neglect of higher, is a grave mistake. Self-reliance should not be born of mere freedom from restraint, but of a consciousness of power which can hardly accompany...
...regard for the great principles of health can not help but get most invaluable ideas from this veteran trainer, the actual results of whose system have proven again and again their true worth...
...necessary foundation for any great intellectual achievement, but to the superficial mastery of subjects so as to be able to stand test questions, the nature of which is known beforehand. Not real learning, but the passing of a college examination, is the goal of study. So true is this, that often familiarity with previous examination papers is the chief strength of a candidate's preparation, while of working familiarity with his subject he has almost none. In straining his attention on the end he has been allowed to forget what are the real means. For this the instructors...
...Adams, Madison and Monroe, is but one of the methods to further this cult. The facilities which congress has for doing this work well and at the same time cheaply are thoroughly explained by the author. The plan is not only possible but can not help appealing to every true American. Lamson, Wolffe & Co., Publishers, Boston...
...there a God whom we should worship and obey? Does death end all? Is there another world all about us and of which we are a part? Jesus gives us a solution in his ministry, of an open heaven, of the Father's witness, and of the ideal of true manhood. No man can compare with him in his relations...