...necessary foundation for his program of the mind (based presumably on his philosophical and social wisdom). As the Strength of the Body lies chiefly in being...Mind. And the great Principle and Foundation of all Vertue and Worth, is placed in this, That a Man is able to deny himself \\\s own Desires, cross his...

...also does that of the mind. And the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own...inclinations, and purely follow what reason directs as best though the appetite lean the other way. §34. The great mistake I have observed in people's breeding...

...could hardly be considered a virtue. Labor is moral because it is opposed, not to thought, but to sin: "As the strength of the body lies chiefly in being...principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations, and...

...of the mind, the same instrumental treatment that was given to bodily health is explicitly applied: As the Strength of the Body lies chiefly in being...Mind. And the great Principle and Foundation of all Vertue and Worth, is placed in this, That a Man is able to deny himself his own Desires, cross his...

...things are defined by reason: "the great principle and foundation of all virtue and worth is placed in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own...inclinations, and purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way."108 The work of education consists in making desire "subject...

...supervisory role as writer/teacher: [T]he great Principle and Foundation of all Vertue and Worth, is placed in this, That a Man is able to deny himself his own Desires. . . . The great Mistake I have observed in People's breeding their Children has been, that this has...

...thing is done awkwardly, the common saying will pass upon them, that it's suitable to their breeding. As the strength of the body lies chiefly in being...foundation of all virtue and worth is plac'd in this: that man is able to deny himself his own desires, cross his own inclinations, and purely follow what reason...

...bodily conditioning that begins at birth. Locke's program, one may recall, was designed to teach the boy "to deny himself his own Desires, cross his own Inclinations, and purely follow what Reason directs as best" (Some Thoughts, 103). Instead of protecting children from inclement weather and dressing them in stylish,...

...of moral education is the conquest of self. "The great principle and foundation of all virtue lies in this, that a man is able to deny himself his own...inclinations and purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way." 3 To be successful, begin early. The first principle that...

...Thus, relating to the major theme of this manuscript, a child needs to be equipped for liberty to be able to "deny himself his own desires, cross his own...inclinations and purely follow what reason directs as best, though the appetite lean the other way" (Garforth, 1964, p. 40). Parenthetically, this self-denial...