Character Quote by Maria Edgeworth

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

Good parents have children who do terrible things and vice-versa.

— Terry McMillan

How often do we not see children ruined through the virtues, real or supposed, of their parents?

— Samuel Butler

Humans are incredibly selfish. And in parents, flaws become hyper focused.

— Catherine Reitman

“Since children from dysfunctional families are so good at judging others, they also judge themselves finding themselves unacceptable when compared to others, always assuming…

— David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough

Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.

— Quintilian

“Good parents use the mistakes they did in the past when they were young to advice the children God gave to them to prevent…

— Israelmore Ayivor

But I think that parents who criticise their children too much are in fact better than parents who praise their children too much.

— Arne Jacobsen

When their children fail to charm others, few parents can stay neutral.

— Mignon McLaughlin

Some people are so extremely whiffling and inconsiderable that they are as far from any real faults as from substantial virtues.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When you're a kid, you don't understand your parents are flawed people. You want them to be perfect, and when they aren't, it's hard…

— Jemele Hill

“a good deal of unkindness and selfishness on the part of parents towards children is not generally followed by ill consequences to the parents…

— Samuel Butler