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In education, as in religion and love, compulsion thwarts the purpose for which it is employed.
John Lancaster Spalding
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John Lancaster Spalding
Age: 76 †
Born: 1840
Born: June 2
Died: 1916
Died: August 25
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Lebanon
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Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.
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Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle.
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In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.
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A Wise man knows that much of what he says and does is commonplace and trivial. His thoughts are not all solemn and sacred in his own eyes. He is able to laugh at himself and is not offended when others make him a subject whereon to exercise their wit.
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The aim of education is to strengthen and multiply the powers and activities of the mind rather than to increase its possessions.
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It is the expensiveness of our pleasures that makes the world poor and keeps us poor in ourselves. If we could but learn to find enjoyment in the things of the mind, the economic problems would solve themselves.
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