One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike…

Quote by Thomas Arnold

Topics: Childhood Quotes

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must...

Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must...

It was from an old friend who thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, 'Life...

It was from an old friend who thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, 'Life...

Rather than have it the principal thing in my son's mind, I would gladly have...

Rather than have it the principal thing in my son's mind, I would gladly have...

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability - it is energy

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability - it is energy

My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can...

My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can...

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy.

It's amazing. It is like yesterday when I was still watching the stars of Brazilian...

It's amazing. It is like yesterday when I was still watching the stars of Brazilian...

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...

I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces...

When people say, 'When I was little I...' and I'm just sitting there awkwardly like,...

When people say, 'When I was little I...' and I'm just sitting there awkwardly like,...

From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the...

From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

I remember when I was a kid, I went on the computer just to use...

I remember when I was a kid, I went on the computer just to use...

When I was little I would be so entertained on cartoons and now I sleep...

When I was little I would be so entertained on cartoons and now I sleep...

Childhood is that wonderful time of life when all you need to do to lose...

Childhood is that wonderful time of life when all you need to do to lose...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

There is no absurdity so obvious that it cannot be firmly planted in the human...

When you're cleaning your room and find your old favorite toy and you immediately remember...

When you're cleaning your room and find your old favorite toy and you immediately remember...

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...

When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old...

When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old...