In other words, the more stupid one is, the more he thinks he knows.

To please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.

A baby has brains, but it doesn't know much. Experience is the only thing that brings knowledge, and the longer you are on earth the more experience you are sure to get.

It isn't what we are, but what folks think we are, that counts in this world.

You see, in this country are a number of youths who do not like to work, and the college is an excellent place for them.

Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.

Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children. For aside from my evident inability to do anything "great," I have learned to regard fame as a will-o-the-wisp which, when caught, is not worth the possession; but to please a child is a sweet and lovely thing that warms one's heart and brings its own reward.