Let dogs delight to bark and bite, <br />For God hath made them so: <br />Let bears and lions growl and fight, <br />For 'tis their nature, too. <br /> <br />But, children, you should never let <br />Such angry passions rise: <br />Your little hands were never made <br />To tear each other's eyes. <br /> <br />Let love through all your actions run, <br />And all your words be mild: <br />Live like the blessed Virgin's Son, <br />That sweet and lovely child. <br /> <br />His soul was gentle as a lamb; <br />And as his stature grew, <br />He grew in favor both with man, <br />And God his Father too. <br /> <br />Now, Lord of all, he reigns above; <br />And from his heavenly throne <br />He sees what children dwell in love, <br />And marks them for his own.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/against-quarreling-and-fighting/
