Childish

Famous quotes containing the word childish:

“To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)

“I count religion but a childish toy,
And hold there is no sin but ignorance.”
—Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)

“For near her stood the little boy
Her childish favour singled:
His cap pulled low upon a face
Where pride and shame were mingled.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)