Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth. Jules Verne
Syntax, my lad. It has been restored to the highest place in the republic. John Steinbeck
Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19. E. B. White
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day. Charles Kingsley
A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly. Emily Bronte
