Moral Maxims

“The most important things are purity of heart and correctness of principle. Intellect, wealth and beauty are of little value compared with goodness and, unless these gifts are accompanied with it, they serve to make their possessor unhappy within himself and disliked by his companions.  Little ones can have good principles as well as grown people; the rules for forming them are few and simple.”

Set A Good Example

“A good example should be set by parents to their children upon all occasions, both in their powers of self-control and their courtesy of demeanour towards each other. 

Never give way to temper before a child nor enter into quarrelling or argument of any kind.”

“It must be remembered that in little ones the imitative faculties are developed to an almost abnormal extent, and that a child’s character will receive lasting impressions from those with whom he comes into contact in early childhood.

Let an effort be made, therefore, that he shall never learn anything but good from his surroundings.”

Good Manners

“Good manners should be cultivated from earliest childhood, as they will always be the means of making us happy and successful in life.  Good manners should be as carefully observed at home as abroad. No person can be really good mannered without being kind hearted and unselfish and no home is happy where those in it do not practice these virtues.”