...sure of their ready attention, activity, and obedience. I had, in short, to follow the high precepts of Jesus Christ, ' Cleanse first that which is within,...precept was made manifest, it was made manifest then." Under the influence of this noble impulse Pestalozzi spent his days and his nights in perfecting a...

...active, attentive, and obedient in matters external. In short, I tried to follow Christ's precept—" Cleanse first that which is within that the outside may be clean also," and, as always has been the case in my experience, the application of this principle brought success. Family...

...Pestalozzi advocated no dogmatic creed or external organization, citing the Scriptural admonition : " Cleanse first that which is within, that the outside may be clean also." He aimed to awaken a religious sentiment by supplying the young with solid facts on which to base their...

...active, attentive, and obedient in matters external. In short, I tried to follow Christ's precept—" Cleanse first that which is within that the outside may be clean also," and, as always has been the case in my experience, the application of this principle brought success. "...

...For this is the import of "all things," both inward and outward things, as we read in another place: "Cleanse first that which is within, that the outside may be clean also." 157 But lest He might appear to despise the alms which they were giving out of the fruits of the earth,...

...For this is the import of " all things," both inward and outward things, as we read in another place: "Cleanse first that which is within, that the outside may be clean also,"4 But lest He might appear to despise the alms which they were giving out of the fruits of the...