"Children grow up, parents grow old." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"If there are no small ones, there will be no big ones." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sanhedrin 10
"Little children, little troubles; big children, big troubles." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"A town without schoolchildren is doomed to destruction." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"Children ask better questions than adults. “May I have a cookie?” “Why is the sky blue?” and “What does a cow say?” are far more likely to elicit a cheerful response than “Where’s your manuscript?” Why haven’t you called?” and “Who’s your lawyer?” " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"The good deeds of parents are a happy augury for their children." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"A modest woman has good children." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"When you are eight years old, nothing is any of your business. " ~~ Lenny Bruce
"The sons of sages are not always sages—so that no one can think Torah is inherited, and so that the sages’ sons do not hold themselves superior to others." ~~ (adapted from) Sayings of the Fathers 2:12
"Boys should be given bread, old men—oil, babies—honey." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
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