Be ever gentle with the children God has given you; watch over them constantly; reprove them earnestly, but not in anger. In the forcible language of Scripture, "Be not bitter against them. " "Yes, they are good boys," I once heard a kind father say. "I talk to them very much, but do not like to beat my, children--the world will beat them. " It was a beautiful thought not elegantly expressed.
Aw, come on. I barely speak English, unless we're talking about the Lowcountry kind.