Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.
Isaac WattsRead
But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
Interpretation
Children should control their anger and not harm each other.
This quote emphasizes the importance of emotional regulation in children. It highlights that young ones should learn to manage their feelings of anger and understand the consequences of their actions, as they are not meant to hurt others. Encouraging empathy and compassion from an early age can foster healthier relationships.
In practice
During a parenting workshop focused on child behavior management.
Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.
Instructors should not only be skilful in those sciences which they teach, but have skill in the method of teaching, and patience in the practice.
Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.
To prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
Kind words toward those you daily meet, Kind words and actions right, Will make this life of ours most sweet, Turn darkness into night.
Though reading and conversation may furnish us with many ideas of men and things, yet it is our own meditation must form our judgment.
Stay in college, get the knowledge. And stay there until you're through. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Advice to a young person to continue his education.
The difference between where you are today and where you'll be five years from now will be found in the quality of books you've read.
I believe in women. I desire . . . to do those things that would advance women in moral and spiritual, as well as educational work.
You learn from a conglomeration of the incredible past - whatever experience gotten in any way whatsoever.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
School presents daily exercises in dis-association. It forces unwelcome associations on most of its prisoners. It sets petty, meaningless competitions in motion on a daily basis, pitting potential associates against one another in contests for praise and other worthless prizes.
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