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“The moral and religious teachings of no bible reach a higher altitude than the intelligence and mental development of the age and country which produced it.”

Country Age Religious Moral Atheism Teaching Development Higher Positive Atheism

Book:The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors: Or, Christianity Before Christ, Containing New, Startling, and Extraordinary Revelations in Religious History, which Disclose the Oriental Origin of All the Doctrines, Principles, Precepts, and Miracles of the Christian New Testament, and Furnishing a Key for Unlocking Many of Its Sacred Mysteries, Besides Comprising the History of 16 Heathen Crucified Gods

Source: The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors: Or, Christianity Before Christ, Containing New, Startling, and Extraordinary Revelations in Religious History, which Disclose the Oriental Origin of All the Doctrines, Principles, Precepts, and Miracles of the Christian New Testament, and Furnishing a Key for Unlocking Many of Its Sacred Mysteries, Besides Comprising the History of 16 Heathen Crucified Gods

“But we are learning from the teaching and example of Jesus that life itself is a religion, that nothing is more sacred than a human being, that the end of all right institutions, whether the home or the church or an educational establishment, or a government, is the development of the human soul.”

Humans Soul Ends Home Government Jesus Church Human Beings Teaching Example Development Institutions Sacred Educational Establishment Human Soul

Book:The Speeches of Anna Howard Shaw

Source: The Speeches of Anna Howard Shaw

“... religion (ought to be if it isn't) a great deal more than mere gratification of the instinct for worship linked with the straight-teaching of irreproachable credos. Religion must be life made true; and life is action, growth, development--begun now and ending never.”

Ifs Life Made Action Life Is Religion Growth Deals Teaching Development Ought Worship Mere Instinct Linked Gratification Credo

Book:The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters

Source: The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters

“Normal children of both sexes and all cultures will follow a more or less standard and universal developmental pattern and timetable, and reach approximately the same level of development at maturity. While a particular culture's need and expectations and teaching will shape the course of development and affect adult capabilities to some degree, normal individuals, whatever their native culture, if transplanted and taught, could learn to meet the normal demands of their adapted cultures.”

Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence

“Ninety percent of what most yoga teachers do is teach asana practice. While asana discharges stress and so forth, it was never intended to be a standalone practice. The true intent of yoga is personal transformation. What we get out of the privilege of teaching prisoners is the opportunity to focus on our own personal development. You can be of service, and, while helping others transform their lives, you have the deeper opportunity to transform your own. What we teach in prison is how we live our lives.”

“Our teaching of mathematics revolves around a fundamental conflict. Rightly or wrongly, students are required to master a series of mathematical concepts and techniques, and anything that might divert them from doing so is deemed unnecessary. Putting mathematics into its cultural context, explaining what is has done for humanity, telling the story of its historical development, or pointing out the wealth of unsolved problems or even the existence of topics that do not make it into school textbooks leaves less time to prepare for the exam. So most of these things aren't discussed.”

“Our Lord’s teaching is always anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of a man; His purpose is to make a man exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is self-expenditure.”

Men Self Purpose Lord Teaching Son Development Self Realization Realization Characteristics Our Lord Expenditures

Author:Oswald Chambers

“Every enterprise is learning and teaching institution. Training and development must be built into it on all levels, training and development that never stop.”

Levels Teaching Development Training Built Institutions Enterprise Teaching And Learning

Book:Classic Drucker: Essential Wisdom of Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review

Source: Classic Drucker: Essential Wisdom of Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review

“A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.”

Men Children Long Has Beens Given Chance Education Teaching Middle Ignorance Development Habit Adults Contrary Ignorant Conventions Continuing Arrested Middle Aged Cocoons

Book:Complete Essays: 1920-1925

Source: Complete Essays: 1920-1925

“His teaching became a turning point in chess history: it was from Steinitz that the era of modern chess began. The contribution of the first world champion to its development is comparable with the great scientific discoveries of the 19th century.”

World Firsts Teaching Modern Century Development Discovery Chess Eras Champion Contribution 19th Century Turning Points Scientific Discovery World Champions

Author:Garry Kasparov

“We think we have to prove our allegiance to God by being poor. Many years ago, my own psychic development teacher taught me that to be on a spiritual path meant that you needed to be poor, because that was proving your allegiance to God. So growing up with that kind of teaching from her was a real struggle for me, also.”

Thinking Years Kind Real Spiritual My Own Poor Struggle Growing Up Path Teacher Growing Teaching Taught Development Needed Prove Years Ago Psychics Allegiance Spiritual Path

Author:Echo Bodine