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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

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To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.

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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.

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May 22, 2024

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.

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May 22, 2024

To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.

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