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"In his eagerness for labor and his thirst for knowledge, Proudhon," says Sainte Beuve, "was not content with the instruction of his teachers. From his twelfth to his fourteenth year, he was a constant frequenter of the town library. IN HIS EAGERNESS FOR LABOR AND HIS THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE PRUDENCE SAYS SAINT BOEUF WAS NOT CONTENT WITH THE INSTRUCTION OF HIS TEACHERS FROM HIS TWELFTH TO HIS FOURTEENTH YEAR HE WAS A CONSTANT FREQUENTER OF THE TOWN LIBRARY
 a cellar-boy in an inn. This, however, did not prevent him from studying. His mother was greatly aided by M. Renaud, the former owner of the brewery, who had at that time retired from business, and was engaged in the education of his children. Proudhon entered school as a day-scholar in the sixth class. He was necessarily irregular in his attendance; domestic cares and restraints sometimes kept him from his classes. He succeeded nevertheless in his studies; he showed great perseverance. His family were so poor that they could not afford to furnish him with books; he was obliged to borrow them from his comrades, and copy the text of his lessons. He has himself told us that he was obliged to leave his wooden shoes outside the door, that he might not disturb the classes with his noise; and that, having no hat, he went to school bareheaded. One day, towards the close of his studies, on returning from the distribution of the prizes, loaded with crowns, he found nothing to eat in the house. T THE AGE OF TWELVE HE WAS A CELABOY IN AN INN THIS HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM STUDYING HIS MOTHER WAS GREATLY AIDED BY MONSIEUR RONAU THE FORMER OWNER OF THE BREWERY WHO HAD AT THAT TIME RETIRED FROM BUSINESS AND WAS ENGAGED IN THE EDUCATION OF HIS CHILDREN BRUDENT ENTERED SCHOOL AS A DAY SCHOLAR IN THE SIXTH CLASS HE WAS NECESSARILY IRREGULAR IN HIS ATTENDANCE DOMESTIC CARES AND RESTRAINTS SOMETIMES KEPT HIM FROM HIS CLASSES HE SUCCEEDED NEVERTHELESS IN HIS STUDIES HE SHOWED GREAT PERSEVERANCE HIS FAMILY WAS SO POOR THAT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD TO FURNISH HIM WITH BOOKS HE WAS OBLIGED TO BORROW THEM FROM HIS COMRADES AND COPY THE TEXT OF HIS LESSONS HE HAS HIMSELF TOLD US THAT HE WAS OBLIGED TO LEAVE HIS WOODEN SHOES OUTSIDE THE DOOR THAT HE MIGHT NOT DISTURB THE CLASSES WITH HIS NOISE AND THAT HAVING NO HAT HE WENT TO SCHOOL BAREHEADED ONE DAY TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF HIS STUDIES ON RETURNING FROM THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRIZES LOADED WITH CROWNS HE FOUND NOTHING TO EAT IN THE HOUSE
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