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Isaac Watts was an English writer, primarily known for his hymns and educational works. Born on July 17, 1674, he is credited with shaping the hymnody of the English-speaking world. Watts' writings emphasized moral and spiritual themes, and he is remembered for his influential educational philosophy that emphasized the importance of early childhood education.

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“Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.”

Believe Written Thousand Ten Authority Credit Believe In Me

Book:The works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in nine volumes

Source: The works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in nine volumes

“A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be censorious of his neighbors. Every one of his opinions appears to him written, as it were, with sunbeams, and he grows angry that his neighbors do not see it in the same light. He is tempted to disdain his correspondents as men of low and dark understandings because they do not believe what he does.”

Men Believe Doe Light Spirit Grows Understanding Dark Opinion Written Lows Angry Neighbor Tempted Disdain Incline Dogmatism Sunbeams

Book:The Improvement of the Mind

Source: The Improvement of the Mind

“Some persons believe everything that their kindred, their parents, and their tutors believe. The veneration and the love which they have for their ancestors incline them to swallow down all their opinions at once, without examining what truth or falsehood there is in them. Men take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.”

Men Believe Persons Parent Born Opinion Principles Prejudice Ancestor Falsehood Estates Inheritance Heirs Examining Kindred Incline Veneration Tutor

Book:Logic, Or The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth: With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as Well as in the Sciences

Source: Logic, Or The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth: With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as Well as in the Sciences

“The child taught to believe any occurrence a good or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the soundness of his understanding.”

Believe Children Made Evil Understanding Week Taught Lucky Wide Omen Days Of The Week Soundness

Author:Isaac Watts