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Parents and children34 quotes
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. — Leo Tolstoy · 1877Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BCFor the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world. — William Ross Wallace · 1865You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Are you lost daddy I asked tenderly.
Shut up he explained. — Ring Lardner · 1920And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. — Genesis 22:2 · 1405 BCAll 34 quotes →Raising kids6 quotes
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world. — William Ross Wallace · 1865I 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. — Harry Truman · 1955And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. — Ephesians 6:4 · 62Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. — Proverbs 22:6 · 686 BCIf there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. — Carl Jung · 1939He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. — Proverbs 13:24 · 686 BCParenting3 quotes
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606Till society is very differently constituted, parents, I fear, will still insist on being obeyed, because they will be obeyed, because they will be obeyed, and constantly endeavor to settle that power on a Divine right which will not bear the investigation of reason. — Mary Wollstonecraft · 1792We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003Filial piety2 quotes
Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. — God · 1405 BCSet not up with God another god, or thou wilt sit condemned and forsaken. The Lord has decreed you shall not serve any but Him, and be good to parents... Speak unto them words respectful, and lower to them the wing of humbleness out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them, as they raised me up when I was little." — Muhammad · 632Obedience2 quotes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother. — Ephesians 6:1-2 · 62Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. — Colossians 3:20 · 62Babies1 quote
It's the most terrifying day of your life the day the first one is born. — Bob Harris · 2003Change starts at home1 quote
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. — Carl Jung · 1939Childhood1 quote
They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra just for you. — Philip Larkin · 1971Children1 quote
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare · 1606Cultivating independence1 quote
Too often we give our children the answers to remember rather than the problems to solve. — Roger Lewin · 1974Decisions and choices1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Discipline1 quote
He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly. — Proverbs 13:24 · 686 BCFamily1 quote
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. — Leo Tolstoy · 1877Family dysfunction1 quote
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. — Leo Tolstoy · 1877Fatherhood1 quote
It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003Fathers and sons1 quote
It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life. — Fred Rogers · 2003Growing up1 quote
My God, are we gonna be like our parents? — Andrew Clark · 1985Having children1 quote
It's the most terrifying day of your life the day the first one is born. — Bob Harris · 2003Heritage1 quote
We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003Human diversity1 quote
We want to raise our children so that they can take a sense of pleasure in both their own heritage and the diversity of others. — Fred Rogers · 2003Idolatry1 quote
Set not up with God another god, or thou wilt sit condemned and forsaken. The Lord has decreed you shall not serve any but Him, and be good to parents... Speak unto them words respectful, and lower to them the wing of humbleness out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them, as they raised me up when I was little." — Muhammad · 632Marriage1 quote
The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. — Peter De Vries · 1954Monotheism1 quote
Set not up with God another god, or thou wilt sit condemned and forsaken. The Lord has decreed you shall not serve any but Him, and be good to parents... Speak unto them words respectful, and lower to them the wing of humbleness out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them, as they raised me up when I was little." — Muhammad · 632Mothers and children1 quote
You may keep one of your children. The other one must go. — SS Doctor · 1982Mothers and daughters1 quote
As is the mother, so is her daughter. — Ezekiel 16:44 · 570 BCMothers and sons1 quote
Sons are the anchors of a mother's life. — Sophocles · 400 BCPersonal growth1 quote
If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. — Carl Jung · 1939Power of education1 quote
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world. — William Ross Wallace · 1865Protecting children1 quote
There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from ya. That's never possible. — Atticus Finch · 1962Relationships1 quote
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. — Oscar Wilde · 1893