thatontheotherhandexcessiveandsavageservitudemakesmenmeanandabject，andhatersoftheirkind，andthereforemakesthemundesirableassociates。
Cle。Buthowmustthestateeducatethosewhodonotasyetunderstandthelanguageofthecountry，andarethereforeincapableofappreciatinganysortofinstruction？
Ath。Iwilltellyouhow：-Everyanimalthatisborniswonttouttersomecry，andthisisespeciallythecasewithman，andheisalsoaffectedwiththeinclinationtoweepmorethananyotheranimal。
Cle。Quitetrue。
Ath。Donotnurses，whentheywanttoknowwhataninfantdesires，judgebythesesigns？-whenanythingisbroughttotheinfantandheissilent，thenheissupposedtobepleased，but，whenheweepsandcriesout，thenheisnotpleased。Fortearsandcriesaretheinauspicioussignsbywhichchildrenshowwhattheyloveandhate。Nowthetimewhichisthusspentisnolessthanthreeyears，andisaveryconsiderableportionoflifetobepassedillorwell。