Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
Never let the demands of tomorrow interfere with the pleasures and excitement of today.
Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.