Hippopotamus/behavior

Famous quotes containing the words hippopotamus and/or behavior:

    Wildly dissimilar
    yet actuated by the same fear,
    the hippopotamus and the wild-deer
    hide by the same river.
    Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)

    The confusion of emotions with behavior causes no end of unnecessary trouble to both adults and children. Behavior can be commanded; emotions can’t. An adult can put controls on a child’s behavior—at least part of the time—but how do you put controls on what a child feels? An adult can impose controls on his own behavior—if he’s grown up—but how does he order what he feels?
    Leontine Young (20th century)