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43. Language is the result of ideas, not the cause 

 of them. 



44. We are able to get out of a book just as much 

 as we are able to put into it. 



45. Study the word " abomalihari " as long as you 

 please; it means nothing to you. 



46. Time spent in silent contemplation of an object 

 is well spent. 



47. He who hesitates to express himself about 

 facts, when in doubt, usually hesitates to tell a lie. 



48. Fools jump at conclusions; the prudent arrive 

 at them. 



49. It is often more important to be able to begin 

 work than it is to finish it; for it cannot very well be 

 finished before the beginning has been made. 



50. First steps are important ones; they often deter- 

 mine the final result. 



51. The teacher should be sure she has something 

 worth saying before saying it. 



52. One generalization is worth a hundred facts; 

 but the hundred facts must be had before the gener- 

 alization can safely be attempted. 



53. From fact to theory is normal to the child mind; 

 from fact to theory and from theory back to act is 

 normal to the scientific mind. 



54. There is one instance in nature study when it is 

 a disgrace to the teacher to admit he does not know 

 when he is too lazy to find out. 



55. An unanswered question is often more useful 

 to the pupil than an answered one, provided means be 

 devised for its solution. 



