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If a child annoys you, quiet him by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work, use the other side of read more
If a child annoys you, quiet him by brushing his hair. If this doesn't work, use the other side of the brush on the other end of the child.
It is a wise child that knows his own father.
It is a wise child that knows his own father.
But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.
But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your children to do it.
There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, employ someone, or forbid your children to do it.
Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.
Children should be like waffles--you should be able to throw the first one away.
I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, How can we screw read more
I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, How can we screw this kid up.
The only moral lesson which is suited for a child, the most important lesson for every time of life, is read more
The only moral lesson which is suited for a child, the most important lesson for every time of life, is this: "Never hurt anybody.".
Give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards.
Give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards.
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their read more
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
