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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.

~William Godwin

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It is probable that there is no one thing that it is of eminent importance for a child to learn.

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In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.

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The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

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The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.

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Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity.

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If a thing be really good, it can be shown to be such.

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Everything understood by the term co-operation is in some sense an evil.

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There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.

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What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

~William Godwin

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: March 3rd, 1756

Died: April 7th, 1836

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