The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. By Albert Einstein Beauty, Children, Hope, Truth
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. By Harry S. Truman Children, Family, Funny, Light
How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child. By William Shakespeare Children, Family, Gratitude
Insanity is hereditary—you get it from your children. By Sam Levenson Children, Family, Funny, Insanity
Loving a child doesn’t mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. By Nadia Boulanger Children, Education, Love, Potential
Children are a great comfort in your old age—and they help you to reach it faster, too. By Lionel M. Kauffman Age, Aging, Children, Funny, Middle Age
Psychoanalysis shows the human infant as the passive recipient of love, unable to bear hostility. Development is the learning to love actively and to bear rejection. By Karl Stern Children, Hostility, Love, Psychology, Self-esteem
The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different—to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind, and spirit he or she possesses. By John Fischer Children, Equality, Opportunity, Potential
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. By James Baldwin Children, Example
Education is helping the child realize his potentialities. By Erich Fromm Children, Education, Potential
Be nice to your children; they’ll choose your nursing home. By Anonymous Caregiving, Children, Old age
When you grow up, I hope you have a child just like you so you’ll know what I’m going through! By Anonymous Children, Family
