That Which Offends The Ear Will Not

Where Evil Habits Are Once Settled, They Are More Easily Broken Than Mended.

Vain Hopes Are Like Certain Dreams Of Those Who Wake.

A Great Part Of Art Consists In Imitation. For The Whole Conduct Of Life Is Based On This: That What We Admire In Others We Want To Do Ourselves.

Give Me The Boy Who Rouses When He Is Praised, Who Profits When He Is Encouraged And Who Cries When He Is Defeated. Such A Boy Will Be Fired By Ambition; He Will Be Stung By Reproach, And Animated By Preference; Never Shall I Apprehend Any Bad Consequences From Idleness In Such A Boy.

It Is Worth While Too To Warn The Teacher That Undue Severity In Correcting Faults Is Liable At Times To Discourage A Boy's Mind From Effort.