Parenting Quote by Herodotus

No one is so foolish as to prefer to peace, war, in which, instead of sons burying their fathers, fathers bury their sons.

— Croesus

In peace, sons bury their fathers but in war, fathers bury their sons.

— Anonymous

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

— Herodotus

In times of Peace sons bury theirs fathers. In times of War fathers bury their sons.

— Anonymous

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

— Herodotus

“The greatest legacy a father can leave for his children before he departs is PEACE, otherwise his properties will go in PIECES sooner that…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“War does not only kill men. Sometimes it quietly takes away their future children.”

— Angelika Regossi

“Some wars are unavoidable and need well be fought, but this doesn't erase warfare's waste. Sorry, we must say to the mothers whose son's…

— Anthony Swofford

“In my experience, those for whom war is lucrative are rarely satisfied. For them, war is opportunity, not hardship or sorrow. After all, it…

— C.S. Harris

“War that is waged for power or dominion over other human beings obscures the inevitable truth that we are all members of one family,…

— John Lewis

“No victory, no conquest justified a single death, a man starved, frozen, lacerated, a single orphaned child. All war wanted was itself.”

— Willy Peter Reese

“After all, didn't all fathers in their secret hearts harbor a desire to kill their sons?”

— Khaled Hosseini