Moral progress is a process of isolation; the mountain tops are lonely.
If you have forgotten how to be a child you cannot teach children.
Many a man wins glory for prudence by seeking advice, then seeking advice as to what advice would be best to take, and finally following appetite.
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.
That art is best which suggests most.
Some men are like a clock on the roof; they are useful only to the neighbors.