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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable
Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he read more
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!"
There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and read more
There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.
There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.
There is nothing so aggravating as a fresh boy who is too old to ignore and too young to kick.
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, read more
Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop according to his own instincts, his own inclinations, society would undergo such a radical transformation as to make the adult revolutionary cower and cringe.
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months read more
Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.
The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.
A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him read more
A boy is a magical creature - you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.