“ There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. Roger Ascham
“ He that will write well in any tongue, must follow this counsel of Aristotle, to speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do: and so should every man understand him, and the judgment of wis… 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. Roger Ascham
“ In mine opinion, love is fitter than fear, gentleness better than beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning. Roger Ascham
“ Young children were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning. Roger Ascham
