Praise begets emulation,--a goodly seed to sow among youthful students.

As each generation comes into the world devoid of knowledge, its first duty is to obtain possession of the stores already amassed. It must overtake its predecessors before it can pass by them.

False conclusions which have been reasoned out are infinitely worse than blind impulse.

Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge.

Willmott has very tersely said that embellished truths are the illuminated alphabet of larger children.

When a child can be brought to tears, not from fear of punishment, but from repentance for his offence, he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from grief at one's own conduct, be sure there is an angel nestling in the bosom.

A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on cold iron.