Arithmetic has a very great and elevating effect, compelling the soul …

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Arithmetic has a very great and elevating effect, compelling the soul to reason about abstract number, and rebelling against the introduction of visible or tngible objects into the argument. ✨ Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). Education: Ends and Means, p.24, University Press of America
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Arithmetic has a very great and elevating effect, compelling the soul to reason about abstract number, and rebelling against the introduction of visible or tngible objects into the argument. ✨ Plato, Julius A. Sigler (1997). Education: Ends and Means, p.24, University Press of America

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