Quotes from the World for Sunday 06/02/MMXIII

The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins learning. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.

Polly Berrien Berends
Polly Berrien Berends (20th century), U.S. author. Whole Child/Whole Parent, ch. 4 (rev. 1987).