| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 30173 |
| QUOTATION: | Young children make only the simple assumption: “This is life—you go along....” He stands ready to go along with whatever adults seem to want. He stands poised, trying to figure out what they want. The young child is almost at the mercy of adults—it is so important to him to please. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | James L. Hymes, Jr. (20th century), U.S. child development specialist, author. Teaching the Child Under Six, ch. 2 (1968). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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