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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 BCOf all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable. — Plato · 346 BCChildren's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969The 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 · 60It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580All 12 quotes →Jesus and children2 quotes
But 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 · 60Man and animals2 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 BCOf all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable. — Plato · 346 BCBoys1 quote
Of all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable. — Plato · 346 BCGovernment1 quote
The first duty of a State is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed, and educated, till it attain years of discretion. — John Ruskin · 1867Human nature1 quote
The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Ignorance is bliss1 quote
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives. — Maya Angelou · 1969Kingdom of God1 quote
But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." — Jesus · 60Man and nature1 quote
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 BCOriginal sin1 quote
The weakness of little children's limbs is innocent, not their souls. — St. Augustine · 400Parenting1 quote
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606Parents and children1 quote
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606Play1 quote
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580Population growth1 quote
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 BCPurpose of life1 quote
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 BCSimple pleasures1 quote
Behold the child, by nature's kindly law
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. — Alexander Pope · 1733Social change1 quote
Children are the future not because they will one day be adults but because humanity is becoming more and more a child, because childhood is the image of the future. — Milan Kundera · 1979Teaching children1 quote
Of all wild creatures, the child is the most intractable. — Plato · 346 BCThe future1 quote
Children are the future not because they will one day be adults but because humanity is becoming more and more a child, because childhood is the image of the future. — Milan Kundera · 1979