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 The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtues.
 [Lat., Pietas fundamentum est omnium virtutum.]  
 The dutifulness of children is the foundation of all virtues.
 [Lat., Pietas fundamentum est omnium virtutum.] 
 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: 
thy children like olive plants read more 
 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: 
thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 
The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing read more
The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remaining over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves
What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with read more
What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money.
 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the 
heaviness of his mother.  
 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the 
heaviness of his mother. 
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly read more
The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.
There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning read more
There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.