When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Young children are such nasty little beasts!
Children are not in a position to assess risk and safety; it must be done for them, and it must be done carefully.
The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.
Kids are disorganized.
Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.
Never underestimate a child's ability to get into more trouble.
Little girls as children, I think, are expected to behave better. If a boy's naughty at school, he's a little bit cheeky and mischievous. If a girl's naughty, she's trouble.
What's done to children, they will do to society.
All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil.