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IN WHICH WE SEE THAT NAUGHTY CHILDREN DO NOT LIKE TO BE CORRECTED BY THOSE WHO ARE WISER THAN THEY ARE
‘Woe to those boys who revolt against their parents, and run away from home. They will never do any good in this world, and sooner or later they will repent bitterly.’
‘Pinocchio, don’t listen to the advice of evil companions. If you do, you’ll regret it.’
‘My boy, never trust people who promise to make you rich in a day. They are generally crazy swindlers. Listen to me, and go back home.’
‘Remember that children who do as they please and want to have their own way, are sorry for it sooner or later.’
‘I think because we boys are all like that. We fear the medicine more than the sickness.’
‘Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognized. There are two kinds of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses. Your kind have long noses.’
I have learnt the lesson that disobedient children never prosper, and never gain anything.
‘You rascal of a puppet, how did you recognize me?’ ‘It was my love for you that told me.’
Woe to those who lead idle lives! Idleness is a dreadful disease, of which one should be cured immediately in childhood; if not, one never gets over it.’
‘Be careful, Pinocchio! Those bad friends of yours will end up by making you lose your love for your books. I hope they won’t lead you into any great trouble.’
‘Because children who do not follow the advice of those who are wiser than they are, always come to grief.’
‘Because when children who were naughty become good, it gives a new smiling appearance to the whole family.’
