"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
"The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"Boys should be given bread, old men—oil, babies—honey." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. " ~~ Phyllis Diller
"Children without a childhood are tragic." ~~ Mendele Mocher Sefarim
"Who circumcises his son is as though he offered all the sacrifices to the Lord." ~~ Zohar, Genesis
"We spend the first twelve months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up. " ~~ Phyllis Diller
"Happy he that grew up with a good name and departed this world with one." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"A young man has to live and an old man wants to." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going. " ~~ Phyllis Diller
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