Personally, I think it's a good way to let a child start right in with the laws of Nature before he's old enough to be surprised at them.
Phyllis BottomeA man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them.
Phyllis BottomeWhen a reserved person once begins to talk, nothing can stop him; and he does not want to have to listen, until he has quite finished his unfamiliar exertion.
Phyllis BottomeOur responsibility to ourselves comes first -- because in a sense what one is oneself is the responsibility that one has for others!
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