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• The lover of education labors first of all to educate himself.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Firsts, Lovers, Labor

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• What is greatly desired, but long deferred, gives little pleasure, when at length it is ours, for we have lived with it in imagination until we have grown weary of it, having ourselves, in the meanwhile, become other.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Long, Giving, Imagination

  "Aphorisms and Reflections" by John Lancaster Spalding, (pp. 180-181), 1901.

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• Culture makes the whole world our dwelling place; our palace in which we take our ease and find ourselves at one with all things.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Dwelling Place, Culture, Ease

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• There are who mistake the spirit of pugnacity for the spirit of piety, and thus harbor a devil instead of an angel.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Mistake, Angel, Devil

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• As we can not love what is hateful, let us accustom ourselves neither to think nor to speak of disagreeable things and persons.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Thinking, Hateful, Speak

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• To think of education as a means of preserving institutions however excellent, is to have a superficial notion of its end and purpose, which is to mould and fashion men who are more than institutions, who create, outgrow, and re-create them.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Fashion, Mean, Men

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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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.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Mind, Aim Of Education, Increase

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• To cultivate the memory we should confide to it only what we understand and love: the rest is a useless burden; for simply to know by rote is not to know at all.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Memories, And Love, Useless

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• If we are disappointed that men give little heed to what we utter is it for their sake or our own?

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Men, Giving, Littles

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• We are not masters of the truth which is borne in upon us: it overpowers us.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Masters

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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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.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Athlete, Office, Battle

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• The important thing is how we know, not what or how much.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Important, Knows, Important Things

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• The doctrine of the utter vanity of life is a doctrine of despair, and life is hope.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Vanity, Despair, Doctrine

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• It is not difficult to grasp and express thoughts that float on the stream of current opinion: but to think and rightly utter what is permanently true and interesting, what shall appeal to the best minds a thousand years hence, as it appeals to them to-day, this is the work of genius.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Thinking, Years, Interesting

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• The zest of life lies in right doing, not in the garnered harvest.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Lying, Zest, Harvest

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• Those subjects have the greatest educational value, which are richest in incentives to the noblest self-activity.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Educational, Self, Incentives

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• The will the one thing it is most important to educate we neglect.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Important, Neglect, Educate

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• It is unpleasant to turn back, though it be to take the right way.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Way, Turns, Right Way

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• When guests enter the room their entertainers rise to receive them; and in all meetings men should ascend into their higher selves, imparting to one another only the best they know and love.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Men, Self, Guests

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• It is difficult to be sure of our friends, but it is possible to be certain of our loyalty to them.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Loyalty, Certain, Difficult

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• The power of free will is developed and confirmed by increasing the number of worthy motives which influence conduct.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Numbers, Influence, Free Will

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Inspiration, Creating, Forever

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• When we have attained success, we see how inferior it is to the hope, yearning and enthusiasm with which we started forth in life's morning.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Morning, Enthusiasm, Yearning

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Animal, Giving, Dominion

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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• There is some lack either of sense or of character in one who becomes involved in difficulties with the worthless or the vicious.

  John Lancaster Spalding

  Character, Vicious, Difficulty

  John Lancaster Spalding (1901). “Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion”

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