SUBJECTS OF THE CHAPTERS
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Greeting to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Dedicatory letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
163 | |
The use of the art of teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| I. | Man is the highest, the most absolute, and the most excellent of things created . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| II. | The ultimate end of man is beyond this life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
179 |
| III. | This life is but a preparation for eternity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
184 |
| IV. | There are three stages in the preparation for eternity: to know oneself (and with oneself all things); to rule oneself; and to direct oneself to God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| V. | The seeds of these three (learning, virtue, religion) are naturally implanted in us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| VI. | If a man is to be produced, it is necessary that he be formed by education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
204 |
| VII. | A man can most easily be formed in early youth, and cannot be formed properly except at this age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
209 |
| VIII. | The young must be educated in common, and for this schools are necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| IX. | All the young of both sexes should be sent to school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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| X. | The instruction given in schools should be universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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