Children Quotes by Mason Cooley

Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully

— Mason Cooley

Children enjoy inflicting pain until unhappiness teaches them tenderness.

— Mason Cooley

I do not remember joy or sorrow in childhood, but listening for clues.

— Mason Cooley

The children of childish parents age quickly.

— Mason Cooley

Children consider disliking their parents natural, but if the dislike is returned, they are outraged.

— Mason Cooley

Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.

— Mason Cooley

Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless.

— Mason Cooley

No one can remember himself as an unpleasant child.

— Mason Cooley

As children, our protests availed little. As adults, the same.

— Mason Cooley

As a child I was told by my parents that I was happy, but I did not believe them.

— Mason Cooley

To be a social success, do not act pathetic, arrogant, or bored. Do not discuss your unhappy childhood, your visit to the…

— Mason Cooley

Children would die of terror if they knew the folly and ignorance of their caretakers.

— Mason Cooley

Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.

— Mason Cooley

Every parent can imagine the joys of child abuse.

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An adolescent is both an impulsive child and a self-starting adult.

— Mason Cooley

As a child I was middle-aged and cautious compared to my impulsive father.

— Mason Cooley

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

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Pleasing illusion: if my childhood had been the Paradise it should have been, all would now be well.

— Mason Cooley

Liberal Doctrine: it is not children who misbehave, but parents.

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Posterity--the forlorn child of nineteenth century optimism--grows ever harder to conceive.

— Mason Cooley

One's fetishes are fascinating, but not because of their beauty or significance. The same could be said for one's genitals, or one's…

— Mason Cooley

Disobedient parents are a great trouble to their children.

— Mason Cooley