Children

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.

The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.

The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.

The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.

Every mother's child is handsome.

Every mother's child is handsome.

German proverbs

Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.

Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.

G.K. Chesterton

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it.

Alexandre Dumas

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.

Abigail Van Buren

Adults are obsolete children.

Adults are obsolete children.

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Abigail Van Buren

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.

Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.

Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.

A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.

A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true.

Child memories will last long.

Child memories will last long.

Norwegian proverbs