Arbitrary Quote by John Locke

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

— Joseph Addison

But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to…

— Orson Scott Card

If you punish a child for being naughty, and reward him for being good, he will do right merely for the sake of the…

— Immanuel Kant

Many a bad habit is developed through overindulgence, and many a good one by chastisement; therefore, beat your son as well as your pupil;…

— Chanakya

If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they…

— Francis Quarles

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

— Confucius

It is sometimes difficult to punish a child for doing the wrong thing knowing that from his own point of view,he was doing the…

— Terry Mark

The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons.

— Nachman of Breslov

It is easy to substitute our will for that of the child by means of suggestion or coercion; but when we have done this…

— Maria Montessori

When a father complains that his son has taken to evil ways, what should he do? Love him more than ever.

— Baal Shem Tov

“Son, it is bad for a man to be condemned by his children, more so by the sons he cherishes.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Let him be great, and love shall follow him. Nothing is more deeply punished than the neglect of the affinities by which alone society…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson