George III was incapable of passing on a sense of mission to his son might a given some purpose to the crown prince's existence
When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
(n.) The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.
Lee was a born pedagogue, never happier than when his children were learning to do something the right way. It is a testament to Lee's affection and patience that his children did not rebel. In fact,...
But the truth is, the ten or twenty minutes I was somebody’s mother were black magic. There is no adventure I would trade them for; there is no place I would rather have seen. -Thanksgiving in Mongoli...
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
I'm shadowboxing in a match the shadow is always going to win. (as a young man battling his deceased brother's heroic legacy)
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath.
Parenthood...It's about guiding the next generation, and forgiving the last.
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.
The Mother Thing makes our world.
In the mystifying world that was Victorian parenthood, obedience took precedence over all considerations of affection and happiness, and that odd, painful conviction remained the case in most well-hee...
A good mother does not live only for her children. She always has some bond with other mothers, no matter what class, nationality or race they may be. All mothers have the same joys, the same sorrows,...
A love for his child was so profound, it spilled over to all humanity.
Insanity is hereditary - you can get it from your children.
The speaker says one of the blessings of the family of God is that the enthusiasm of children influences their elders while experience seasons the younger members.
What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife.
Parents accept their obsolescence with the best grace they can muster. . . they do all they can to make it easy for the younger generation to surpass the older while secretly dreading the rejection t...
Make me the father, O Lord, who will show my sons enough of a sense of humor, so that they will always be serious, but never take themselves too seriously. Give them humility, so they will always reme...
There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.