3 December 2020 Roger Ascham In mine opinion, love is fitter than fear, gentleness better than beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning.
3 December 2020 Roger Ascham Young children were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.
3 December 2020 Roger Ascham There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
3 December 2020 Roger Ascham Let the master praise him, and say, ‘Here ye do well.’ For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.