Our minds are like our stomaches they are whetted by the change of the… — Quoted

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“Our minds are like our stomaches they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.”

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As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.

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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately when lawful, they do not excite desire.

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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.

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

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