Parents Quotes

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

Homer

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same.

Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973)

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

William Shakespeare

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

Unknown

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.

Haim Ginott

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.

Clarence Darrow

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes

Chinese Proverbs

The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.

Bill Cosby

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners

Unknown

The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will they utter the other

Francis Bacon, Sr.

Many parents are finding out that a pat on the back helps develop character - if given often enough, early enough, and low enough

Unknown

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

P. J. O'Rourke

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception.

Alan Bennett

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Plato

Parents who are always giving their children nothing but the best usually wind up with nothing but the worst

Unknown