Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.

Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.

One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop read more

One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is.

A person should not promise to give a child something and then not give it, because in that way the read more

A person should not promise to give a child something and then not give it, because in that way the child learns to lie.

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.

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

Children are the keys of paradise.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Children have more need of models than critics.

Children have more need of models than critics.

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.