"There are two things parents should give their……" — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly)."

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