the child is father of the man

The child is small, and yet he is father to the man; the brain is cramped, and yet it is the seat of thought; the eye is but a point, yet it encompasses leagues of space.

孩子虽然幼小，但他是未来的成人；脑袋虽然狭窄，但它蕴藏着无限的思想；眼珠儿才不过一丁点儿大，它却可以看到广阔的天地。

All educationalists agree that the child is the father of the man.

教育学家都同意成人的个性在童年养成这一看法.

The child is father of the man . ; The child is father to the man.

三岁定到老.

William Wordsworth said "the child is father of the man".

威廉·华兹华斯曾经说过：“孩子是成人之父”。

The child is father of the man.

江山易改,本性难移.三岁看八岁,八岁定终身.

The child is the father of the man, and I could wish my days to be bound each to each by natural piety.

儿童是成人的父亲；我可以企盼我一生一世、自始自终贯穿著对自然的崇敬。