It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.

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Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue

Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the...

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the...

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

A liar should have a good memory.

A liar should have a good memory.

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and...

As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and...

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults...

It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults...

It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's...

It is much easier to try one's hand at many things than to concentrate one's...

Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.

Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this...

Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this...

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical...

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

That laughter costs too much, which is purchased by the sacrifice of decency.

That one friend that can make anything funny just by the way they say it.

That one friend that can make anything funny just by the way they say it.

Laughter brings you to reality as it is. The world is a play of God,...

Laughter brings you to reality as it is. The world is a play of God,...

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average...

Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average...