Parents Quotes

Collection of phrases and quotes about parents.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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A good father is worth a hundred teachers.

Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller

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It's not the flesh and blood, but the heart, that makes us parents and children.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant that I couldn't stand him. But when I turned twenty-one, it seemed incredible to me how much my father had learned in seven years.

Leon Battista Alberti

Leon Battista Alberti

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The best legacy a father can leave to his children is a little bit of his time every day.

Pythagoras of Samos

Pythagoras of Samos

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Economizad las lágrimas de vuestros hijos a fin de que puedan regar con ellas vuestra tumba.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Parents are the bones with which children sharpen their teeth.

Silvio Pellico

Silvio Pellico

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To demand that parents, in order to respect them, be free of flaws and be the epitome of humanity is arrogance and injustice.