If I were a child again, I would practise perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results. "There are only two creatures ", says a proverb:"who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail." If I were a child again, I would school myself into a habit of attention. I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand. I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once. The habit of attention becomes part of our life. If we begin early enough. I often hear grown-up people say," I could not fix my attention on the lecture or book, although I wished to do so." And the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth. If I were a child again, I would cultivate courage." Nothing is so mild and gentle as courage, nothin...