“People ask me how it happens that my children are all so promptly obedient and so happy. As if it chanced that some parents have such children or chanced that some have not! I am afraid it is only too… — Elizabeth Prentiss Copy Share Image
“Boys [should be] inured from childhood to trifling risks and slight dangers of every possible description, such as tumbling into ponds and off of trees, etc., in order to strengthen their nervous system... They ought to practice leaping off heights… — R. M. Ballantyne Copy Share Image
![“Boys [should be] inured from childhood to trifling risks and slight dangers of every possible description, such as tumbling into ponds and off of trees, etc., in order to strengthen their nervous system... They ought to practice leaping off heights into deep water. They ought never to hesitate to…” quote by R. M. Ballantyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/618/r-m-ballantyne-2-81482_boyhood_boys-should-be-inured-from-childhood-to_2055462.jpg)