"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
"Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion picture star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word “collectible” as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz
"By grace of children parents win respect." ~~ Tanchuma
"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. " ~~ Phyllis Diller
"A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish one is his mother’s grief." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 10:1
"Children without a childhood are tragic." ~~ Mendele Mocher Sefarim
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