The man who cannot raise children without whipping them ought not to have them. The man who would mar the flesh of a boy or girl is unfit to have the control of a human being. The father who keeps a rod in his house keeps a relic of barbarism in his heart. There is nothing reformatory in punishment; nothing reformatory in fear. Kindness, guided by intelligence, is the only reforming force. An appeal to brute force is an abandonment of love and reason, and puts father and child upon a savage equality; the savageness in the heart of the father prompting the use of the rod or club, produces a like savageness in the victim. The old idea that a child's spirit must be broken is infamous.

The man who accepts opinions because they have been entertained by distinguished people, is a mental snob.

The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and his fellow men.

The law of the church has created neither the purity nor the peace of domestic life. Back of all churches is human affection. Back of all theologies is the lov…

Love is a boy, by poets styled, Then spare the rod and spoil the child.

I've got two daughters, nine years old and six years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't wa…

Give your sons and daughters every advantage within your power. In the air of kindness they will grow about you like flowers. They will fill your homes with su…