Latin, Greek, and mathematics were all very well, but in Professor Bhaer's opinion, self knowledge, self-help, and self-control were more important, and he tried to teach them carefully.

拉丁文、希腊文和数学固然都很好，但在贝尔教授看来，认识自己、自立和自制更加重要，他也用心教导孩子们这些本领。