Children And Love Quotes

A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.

No man can possibly know what life means, what the world means, until he has a child and loves it. And then the whole universe changes and nothing will ever again seem exactly as it seemed before.

You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.

You have to love your children unselfishly. That’s hard. But it’s the only way.

And everything else will then turn out to be unimportant and inessential except this: father, child, and love. And then, looking at the simplest things, we will all say, Could we have not learned this long ago? Has this not always been embedded in everything that is?

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.

If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re already asleep.

I’m constantly exploring spirituality, sexuality, different aspects of love, whether it’s romantic love or the love you have for your children. And love can be as devastating and destructive as it can be rejuvenating and life-giving. I guess I try to capture all of that.

Love without humility results in the inclination to act as everyone’s parent, humility without love results in the need to be everyone’s child, and love with humility results in the desire to be a friend.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

And it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.

The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.