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It is never too early to try and plant [good principles] in a child, and never too late to cultivate them in the most neglected person.

Louisa May Alcott (2015). “Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys & A Sequel - Jo's Boys and How They Turned Out (Children’s Classics Series – Illustrated Edition)”, p.196, e-artnow
It is never too early to try and plant [good principles] in a child, and never too late to cultivate them in the most neglected person.