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Religious literature4 quotes
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. — Genesis 1:28 · 1405 BCThe weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." — Jesus · 60Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. — Jesus · 60Autobiography and memoir1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Philosophical literature1 quote
Of all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable. — Plato · 346 BCTragedy (play)1 quote
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606