It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.

Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.

Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify where it is too absolute.

By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.

Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.