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" The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early... "
Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals - Page 67
by William James - 1900 - 301 pages
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The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1

William James - Psychology - 1890 - 718 pages
...our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this vx must make automatic ami habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard...
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The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1

William James - Psychology - 1890 - 720 pages
...this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can', and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague. The more of the details of our daily life we can hand...
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Habit

William James - History - 1890 - 80 pages
...capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must ma^e automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as toe can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we...
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Psychology

William James - Psychology - 1892 - 534 pages
...system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make...as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard...
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The American Teacher, Volume 9

Education - 1892 - 404 pages
...great thing, then, in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. * * * For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early...as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we would guard...
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Seeing and Being: And Other Sermons

John White Chadwick - Religion - 1893 - 264 pages
...capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways • Professor William James, from whose " Principles of Psychology...
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The Aim of Life: Plain Talks to Young Men and Women

Philip Stafford Moxom - Conduct of life - 1894 - 316 pages
...this we must make automatic and habitual as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we would guard against the plague." Education is thus mainly the forming of good mental habits....
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Rising in the World: Or, Architects of Fate; a Book Designed to Inspire ...

Orison Swett Marden - Success - 1897 - 582 pages
...system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisition, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual, as soon as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are...
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Child Culture in the Home: A Book for Mothers

Martha B. Mosher - Child rearing - 1898 - 250 pages
...system our ally instead of our enemy ! It is to fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make...as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard...
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Child Culture in the Home: A Book for Mothers

Martha B. Mosher - Child rearing - 1898 - 254 pages
...this we must make automatic and habitual as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous to us, as we should guard against the plague. The more of the dictates of our daily life we can hand...
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