A child properly managed will seldom ask twice for what you have once told him he should not have.
But if you have the care of one who has acquired this habit, the best way to cure him of it is never to give him what he asks for, whether his request is proper or not; but at the same time be careful to give him such things as he likes, (provided they are proper for him,) when he does not ask for them.

This will soon break him of the habit of teasing.
"I have said much in praise of gentleness.

I cannot say too much.
Its effects are beyond calculation, both on the affections and the understanding.

The victims of oppression and abuse are generally stupid, as well as selfish and hard-hearted.

How can we wonder at it?
They are all the time excited to evil passions, and nobody encourages what is good in them.