I see the cure is not worth the pain.
An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.
As soft wax is apt to take the stamp of the seal, so are the minds of young children to receive the instruction imprinted on them.
Character is long-standing habit.
Most people do not understand until old age what Plato tells them when they are young.
Were it only to learn benevolence to humankind, we should be merciful to other creatures.