"Fathers are a crown to their sons and sons a crown to their sires. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.
"Have you ever heard of a son rejecting his mother beause he found a nicer one?" ~~ Achad Ha’am
"There is one thing one cannot buy—one’s parents." ~~ Traditional Proverb
"Even if a man is a rabbi, when his father enters, the son must rise [in the presence of his pupils]." ~~ Talmud, Horayot 13b
"As the mother, so her daughter " ~~ Ezekiel (Yechezkel) 16:44
"When you teach your son, use a carefully edited text. " ~~ Talmud, Pesachim
"Children grow up, parents grow old." ~~ Yiddish Proverb
"A man should not quarrel with his wife to please his parents." ~~ Sefer Chassidim
"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
"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
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