Awful Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Children are gleeful barbarians.

— Joe Morgenstern

The terrors of the child are quite reasonable, and add to his loveliness; for his utter ignorance and weakness, and his enchanting indignation on…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good heredity and environment are necessary. You cannot compare the child of a savage with the child of a civilized person.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Having an emotional intolerance for helplessness can lead to parental behaviors that target that helplessness in children and attack them for it... When their…

— Daniel Siegel

The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is, like class feeling, patriotism, save-your-soul-ism, and other virtues, a…

— Thomas Hardy

Children love to be alone because alone is where they know themselves, and where they dream.

— Roger Rosenblatt

Children are sensitive and receptive to the thoughts of others about them, and often outpicture the fears of their parents.

— Florence Scovel Shinn

Children are taught to fear and obey; the avarice, pride, or timidity of parents teaches children economy, arrogance, or submission. They are also encouraged…

— Luc de Clapiers

“A Credo for Parents of Spirited Children 1. You’re not alone. According to the personality research 10 to 15 percent of all children living…

— Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

“I think we should all wince when we hear a small child being labelled as belonging to some particular religion or another. Small children…

— Richard Dawkins

“To retreat into oneself and meet nobody for hours on end—that is what one must be able to attain. To be alone, as one…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

Familiarity breeds contemptand children.

— Mark Twain