translate English to French: Let him have everything he wants; for as his wants increase in proportion to the ease with which they are satisfied, you will be compelled, sooner or later, to refuse his demands, and this unlooked-for refusal will hurt him more than the lack of what he wants. First he'll want the cane that you are holding, soon he'll want your watch, then the bird that flies, or the star that shines above him.
cest de laccoutumer à tout obtenir; car ses désirs croissant incessamment par la facilité de les satisfaire, tôt ou tard limpuissance vous forcera malgré vous den venir au refus; et ce refus inaccoutumé lui donnera plus de tourment que la privation même de ce quil désire.