We call a child's mind "small" simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take read more

We call a child's mind "small" simply by habit; perhaps it is larger than ours is, for it can take in almost anything without effort

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best read more

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of read more

Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went read more

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.