Things to be Remembered in Daily Life / With Personal Experiences and Recollections
by John Timbs
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"Things to be Remembered in Daily Life" by John Timbs, F.S.A. delves into the staple subjects of Time and Human Life, focusing on the moral couplet of acting well to gain honor. The book contains personal experiences, reflections, and character sketches, exemplifying the importance of honor and shame in daily life. It aims to illustrate the Ages of Man, with original experiences gathered throughout the author's life. The volume includes sections on Time, Life, Business-Life, Home Traits, and World-Knowledge, reflecting on historic gossip and the significance of Sun-dials.
Chapters (393)(click to expand)
- TO THE READER.
- ERRATUM.
- CONTENTS.
- THINGS TO BE REMEMBERED.
- Time.
- TIME: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
- MEASUREMENT OF TIME.
- PERIODS OF REST.
- RECKONING DISTANCE BY TIME.
- SUN-DIALS.
- THE HOUR-GLASS.
- CLOCKS AND WATCHES.
- EARLY RISING.
- THE ART OF EMPLOYING TIME.
- TIME AND ETERNITY.
- Life, and Length of Days.
- LIFE—A RIVER.
- THE SPRING-TIME OF LIFE.
- THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS OF LIFE.
- PASSING GENERATIONS.
- AVERAGE DURATION OF LIFE.
- PASTIMES OF CHILDHOOD RECREATIVE TO MAN.
- PLEASURES OF THE IMAGINATION LATE IN LIFE.
- WHAT IS MEMORY?
- CONSOLATION IN GROWING OLD.
- LENGTH OF DAYS.
- HISTORIC TRADITIONS THROUGH FEW LINKS.
- LONGEVITY IN FAMILIES.
- FEMALE LONGEVITY.
- LONGEVITY AND DIET.
- LONGEVITY AND LOCALITIES.
- LONGEVITY OF CLASSES.
- Great Ages
- THE HAPPY OLD MAN.
- PREPARATORY TO DEATH.
- DEATH BEFORE ADAM.
- FUTURE EARTHLY EXISTENCE OF THE HUMAN RACE.
- The School of Life.
- WHAT IS EDUCATION?
- TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN.
- EDUCATION AT HOME.
- TENDERNESS OF YOUTH.
- BUSINESS OF EDUCATION.
- THE CLASSICS.
- LIBERAL EDUCATION.
- DR. ARNOLD’S SCHOOL REFORM.
- SCHOOL INDULGENCE.
- UNSOUND TEACHING.
- SELF-FORMATION.
- PRACTICAL DISCIPLINE.
- “CRAMMING.”
- MATHEMATICS.
- ARISTOTLE.
- GEOLOGY IN EDUCATION.
- THE BEST EDUCATION.
- ADVICE TO THE STUDENT.
- KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM.
- EDUCATION ALARMISTS.
- YORKSHIRE SCHOOLS.
- BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
- THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
- WHAT IS “ARGUMENT”?
- HANDWRITING.
- ENGLISH STYLE.
- ART OF WRITING.
- Business-Life.
- WANT OF A PURSUIT.
- THE ENGLISH CHARACTER.
- WORTH OF ENERGY.
- TEST OF GREATNESS.
- CHOICE OF A PROFESSION.
- OFFICIAL LIFE.
- OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS.
- PUBLIC SPEAKING.
- OPPORTUNITY.
- MEN OF BUSINESS.
- ENGINEERS AND MECHANICIANS.
- SCIENTIFIC FARMING.
- LARGE FORTUNES.
- CIVIC WORTHIES.
- WORKING AUTHORS AND ARTISTS.
- WEAR AND TEAR OF PUBLIC LIFE.
- Home Traits.
- LOVE OF HOME.
- FAMILY PORTRAITS.
- HOW TO KEEP FRIENDS.
- SMALL COURTESIES.
- LASTING FRIENDSHIPS.
- TRUE TONE OF POLITE WRITING.
- PRIDE AND MEANNESS.
- HOME THOUGHTS.
- The Spirit of the Age.
- PROGRESS OF KNOWLEDGE.
- SPECIAL PROVIDENCE IN SCIENCE.
- SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS.
- TIME AND IMPROVEMENT.
- EVIL INFLUENCES.
- WORLDLY MORALITY.
- SPEAKING THE TRUTH.
- RESTLESSNESS AND ENTERPRISE.
- THE PRESENT AND THE PAST.
- CIRCUMSTANCES AND GENIUS.
- OUR UNIMAGINATIVE AGE.
- MARVELS OF THE UNIVERSE.
- PHYSIOGNOMY.
- TRADE AND PHILANTHROPY.
- World-Knowledge.
- MISCELLANEA.
- PREDICTIONS OF SUCCESS.
- Conclusion.
- EASE OF MIND.
- THE LIFE OF MAN.
- THE GOOD MAN’s LIFE.
- PREDICTIONS OF FLOWERS.
- THE WORLD’S CYCLES.
- DEATH ALL-ELOQUENT.
- Finis.
- APPENDIX.
- Generations (page 71).
- Memory (page 75).
- Great Ages (page 114).
- Baron Maseres (page 149).
- INDEX.
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