You e heard it said that the boy is father to the man. Yes. Very good. Now see og prodigious deal may be tied up in idea.
Youth' is the sowing time of life and [maturity the reaping time. You agree to that. Very good—again, In youth nature, puts forth every effort to build up your body. She absorbs everything she can lay hands on for that purpose. The whole body throbs with lifeas at no other time. Nature scrapes together building material (I mean food) from every direction. You know what eaters healthy children are. Nature is not thinking of the future, She is thinking only of now-NOW. She is greedy to make you a man, and perfectly careless of what becomes of you after that,
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