Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]], p. 295.
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Give a child the habit of sacredly regarding the truth—of carefully respecting the property of others — of scrupulously abstaining from all acts of improvidence which can involve him in distress, and he will just as likely think of rushing into the element in which he cannot breathe, as of lying or cheating or stealing.
— Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux on Habit (psychology)
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Give a child the habit of sacredly regarding the truth—of carefully respecting the property of others — of scrupulously abstaining from all acts of improvidence which can involve him in distress, and he will just as likely think of rushing into the element in which he cannot breathe, as of lying or cheating or stealing." in the context of "Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]], p. 295." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Source: Wikiquote: "Habit (psychology)" (Quotes, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895): Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).)
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About Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC (September 19, 1778 – May 7, 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
About Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
The Right Honourable Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, PC (September 19, 1778 – May 7, 1868) was a British statesman who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
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