Excerpt from Bishop Wilberforce One or two practical suggestions, made about the time that he matriculated at Oriel, are worth quoting as having been so evidently acted upon. Thus his father impresses on him the following as a principle upon which he himself has often acted, e. G. The bringing together all men who are like-minded, and who may probably, at some time or other, combine and concert for the public good. He also advises him never to omit an opportunity of getting acquainted with any good man or any useful man. ...
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Excerpt from Bishop Wilberforce One or two practical suggestions, made about the time that he matriculated at Oriel, are worth quoting as having been so evidently acted upon. Thus his father impresses on him the following as a principle upon which he himself has often acted, e. G. The bringing together all men who are like-minded, and who may probably, at some time or other, combine and concert for the public good. He also advises him never to omit an opportunity of getting acquainted with any good man or any useful man. Other suggestions, such as that one should always pay ready money, should be hospitable but not lavish, that Sunday breakfast-parties should be avoided, all bear witness to the careful, wise, and sympathetic guidance that helped to iipen to a healthy maturity Samuel Wilberforce's many and conspicuous natural gifts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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