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" As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught everything that is useful and everything that is ornamental. But art is long and their time is short. It is therefore proposed that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful... "
The Civilization of Illiteracy - Page 781
by Mihai Nadin - 1997 - 881 pages
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 666 pages
...better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught • ri't'ii 1 1' i ini' that is useful, and every thing that is ornamental....is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 664 pages
...reasons, that their behaviour may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught every thing that is useful, and every...is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The works of Benjamin Franklin: with notes and a life of the ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...behaviour may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be ta'jght every thing that is useful, and every thing that is...is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 688 pages
...their studies, it would be well if they could be taught every thing that is useful, and every Iking that is ornamental. But art is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and ...

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...reasons, that their behaviour may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught every thing that is useful, and every...is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and ...

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Printers - 1856 - 654 pages
...reasons, that their behaviour may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught every thing that is useful, and every...is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1856 - 670 pages
...may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taught <TI,•// thing that is useful, and every thing that is ornamental....is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1859 - 710 pages
...behaviour may be the better observed. As to their studies, it would be well if they could be taiight every thing that is useful, and every thing that is...is long, and their time is short. It is therefore proposed, that they learn those things that are likely to be most useful and most ornamental; regard...
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Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of ..., Volume 1

United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1894 - 878 pages
...to their studies it would bo well if they could be taught everything that is useful and everything that is ornamental. But art is long and their time is short. It is therefore proposed that they learn those things most useful and most ornamental ; regard being had to the several...
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Report of the Commissioner of Education Made to the Secretary of ..., Volume 2

United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1898 - 1310 pages
...their studies, it would be well if they could be taught everything that is useful and everythingthat is ornamental. But art is long and their time" is short. It is therefore proposed that they learn those things that an- likely to be most useful and most ornamental. HV<','/',/i/,...
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