Jacob Abbott Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Keep children as much as possible by themselves ... keep them from company, good or bad. ... It will be generally found that the most virtuous and the most intellectual, are those who have been brought up with few companions. ... in fact his mental resources may be considered entirely unknown and unexplored, who cannot spend his best and happiest hours alone.”
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“A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer.”
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“Every one's abilities may be increased or strengthened by a kind of culture.”
-- Jacob Abbott
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