Nick and Tony Lyons The Quotable Dad (2003) A gift. The title suggests that the quotations are by dads, but in fact they are about dads. As such they range from the sentimental to the mildly cynical. Lots of good stuff, opening at random I find:
Never fret for an only son. The idea of failure will never occur to him. - George Bernard Shaw
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. - Theodore Hesburgh
How children survive being brought up amazes me. -Malcolm S. Forbes.
And one that should remind us that nothing fundamental ever changes:
Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.
That was said 2500 years ago by Socrates.
A nice collection, good source of quotations. ***
Thursday, February 21, 2013
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