A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.

We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear read more

We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity.... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.

All lovely things will have an ending, All lovely things will fade and die; And youth, that's now so bravely read more

All lovely things will have an ending, All lovely things will fade and die; And youth, that's now so bravely spending, Will beg a penny by and by.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.

There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.

We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.

We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.

Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.

Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.

It is a wise child that knows his own father.

It is a wise child that knows his own father.

There is no sinner like a young saint.

There is no sinner like a young saint.

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction read more

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires.