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

 

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. . . .


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This quote is just one of 8 total William Godwin quotes in our collection. William Godwin is known for saying '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. . . .' as well as some of the following quotes.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

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But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

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There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape. -William Godwin
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To him it is an ocean, unfathomable, and without a shore.

William Godwin
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There must be room for the imagination to exercise its powers; we must conceive and apprehend a thousand things which we do not actually witness.

William Godwin
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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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The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

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