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People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes.

People talk vaguely about the innocence of a little child, but they take mighty good care not to let it out of their sight for twenty minutes.

Hector Hugh Munro
Children, Sight, People
Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.322, Delphi Classics

Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission, the kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance.

Hector Hugh Munro
Funny, Children, Cat
Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.849, Delphi Classics

Children are given us to discourage our better emotions.

Hector Hugh Munro
Children, Emotion, Given
Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated)”, p.309, Delphi Classics

Children with Hyacinth's temperament don't know better as they grow older; they merely know more.

Hector Hugh Munro
Children, Knowledge, Hyacinths
'Toys of Peace and Other Papers' (1919) 'Hyacinth'

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