“Some vices only lay hold of us by means of others, and these, like branches, fall on removal of the trunk.” MeanFallLaysVicesBranchesTrunksRemoval Book:Pensees: Thoughts on Religion Source: Pensees: Thoughts on Religion
“If ever there was a cause, if ever there can be a cause, worthy to be upheld by all of toil or sacrifice that the human heart can endure, it is the cause of Education. It has intrinsic and indestructible merits. It holds the welfare of mankind in its embrace, as the protecting arms of a mother hold her infant to her bosom. The very ignorance and selfishness which obstructs its path are the strongest arguments for its promotion, for it furnishes the only adequate means for their removal.” IfsHumansHeartMeanMotherCausesEducationPathSacrificeMankindIgnoranceArmsArgumentEmbraceEndureWorthySelfishnessWelfareMeritStrongestToilHuman HeartInfantAdequatePromotionBosomsRemovalIndestructibleAdequate Means Book:Thoughts Source: Thoughts