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Dr Samuel Johnson once said, ”Above all, accusto in any circumstance” A lady who heard him said, ”Nay, this is too much, for a little variation in narrative must happen a thousand ti” ”Well, ”
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He knows not what love is, that has no children
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Children are travelers newly arrived in a strange country; we should therefore make conscience not to mislead them
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IT'S ONLY ME
A lady had two children--both girls The elder was a fair child; the younger a beauty, and the mother's pet Her whole love centered in it
The elder was neglected, while ”Sweet” (the pet naer) received every attention that affection could bestow One day, after a severe illness, thein the parlor, when she heard a childish footstep on the stairs, and her thoughts were instantly with the favorite
”Is that you, Sweet?” she enquired
”No,reply, ”it isn't Sweet: it's only me”
The mother's heart smote her; and from that hour ”only me” was restored to an equal place in her affections
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Children are usually what their mothers were, or are
--_Landor_
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Be careful to discountenance in children anything that looks like rage and furious anger
--_Tillotson_
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Children will grow up substantially what they are by nature--and only that