[…] we seek in explaining mental phenomena and behavior always the minimals, the little fragments of association, on which the mind is (passively) supposed to be based.

To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle on the full swing of his genius.

Tha'd better pin thi slops first or else they'll happen catch t' masheen an' throw thi off.

The pupil comes for his lesson and possibly has not thoroughly learned some part of it; he does not keep the time true, misfingers, strikes wrong notes, or, to take a milder illustration, does not feel the balance of the parts, does not divine the meaning of the composer, does not appreciate the beauty of the unity of the work as a whole, has not, in fact, finished it;