Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.
Jean de La Fontaine
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Another parent's different approach raises the possibility that you've made a mistake with your child. We simply can't tolerate that because we fear that any mistake, no matter how minor, could have devastating consequences. So we proclaim the superiority of our own choices. We've lost sight of the fact that people have preferences. -
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The thing about youthful offenders is that no one seems to care about them. Most people don't like adolescents - even the good ones can be snarky and unpleasant. Combine the antipathy we feel toward the average teenager with the fear inspired by youth violence, and you have a population that no one wants to deal with.
More quotes by Jean de La Fontaine
- By the work one knows the workman.
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- Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.
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