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Maxima debetur puero reverentia.
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The greatest reverence is due the young.
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XIV, line 47.
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People should keep the strictest guard over their words and actions, in the presence of boys ; they cannot be under too much awe, nor shew too great a reverence for decency, when in their presence.
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A new and literal translation of Juvenal and Persius, Vol. 2 (1789), p. 185
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The most profound respect is due to children.
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The greatest reverence is due to a child.

 
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