As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.

As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.

当一个孩子在其早期的愚行中被纵容或制止时，一般就为将来的人的幸福或痛苦奠定了基础。

-- Samuel Richardson 塞缪尔·理查森