"A convert is regarded as an infant new-born. " ~~ Talmud, Yevamot
"When a father is quick-tempered, his children are confused." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 30:19
"Childhood is a kind of Paradise." ~~ M. I. Levensohn
"If an orphan boy and an orphan girl need support, or apply for a marriage grant, the girl is cared for first. The boy may beg, but not the girl. " ~~ Tosefta: Ketubot
"Let a father wed his daughter to a scholar, even if he spend all his money on her dowry!" ~~ Tanna Deve Eliyahu R.
"At five, your son is your master; at ten, your slave; at fifteen, your double; and after that, he is your friend or foe—depending on how you raised him." ~~ [Based on] Proverbs (Mishle) 13:24
"Wine is the cause of a great deal, and so is childhood." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"O that I had died instead of thee! O Absalom my son, my son! [King David] " ~~ Second Samuel (Shmuel 2) 19:1
"Don’t gossip about the children of others while yours are still growing up." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. " ~~ Anne Frank
"In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings." ~~ Ann Landers
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