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: Why will you always, father, do our son such injustice?

That least of all is the way to bring your wish to fulfillment.

We have no power to fashion our children as it suits our will ; As they are given by God, so we must have them and love them ; teach them as best we can, and let each of them follow his nature.

One will have talents of one sort, and different talents another.

Every one uses his own ; in his own individual fashion, each must be happy and good.