#children

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect. ↗

— Barbara Delinsky

#mother #mothering #respect #respect

Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around you. Embrace them, for you are embracing him. Respect them, because they are sometimes God’s agents – exactly the kind of instruments he needs. At such times, only a child will do. ↗

— Wess Stafford

#grace #jesus #respect

A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#children-s-books #reading #story

Dreams are glimpses into life’s truths. ↗

— Larry Itejere

#children-s-books #fantasy-fiction #teen-fantasy #dreams

It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life. ↗

— Michel Houellebecq

#life #life

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things. ↗

— Plato

#education #lovely-things #plato #slow #education

People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes from. Whatever made the plants and animals and people spring up in the first place will always be there, and life will spring up again. ↗

— Jeanne DuPrau

#ember #life

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#fear #responsibility #violence #vulnerability #life

Adult helplessness destroys children. Or it forces them to become tiny adults of their own. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#growing-up #life #life

Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioural consequences. ↗

— Daniel J. Siegel

#discipline #education #education