"No rain without thunders, no children without pangs." ~~ Ladino Proverb
"It is not what a mother says of her daughter, but what the neighbors say, that matters." ~~ Shocher Tov
"Even if a man is a rabbi, when his father enters, the son must rise [in the presence of his pupils]." ~~ Talmud, Horayot 13b
"Time is of short duration and flies away swifter than the shades of evening. We are like the child who grasps a sunbeam in his hand, and when he opens it finds it empty, to his amazement, and all the brightness gone." ~~ Jedaiah Ben Bedersi
"A child’s simple sense is a kind of wisdom." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim
"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
"A thing learnt in childhood is proven in old age." ~~ Traditional Proverb
"A daughter only tells her secrets to her mother." ~~ Rashi
"The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"If there are no small ones, there will be no big ones." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Sanhedrin 10
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