A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.---------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his or her parents will not have true respect for...
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.
You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight, in every life, in every dream, the print of...
Human nature, when it is seeking power, wants either to play the victim or to create victims of others. In fact, the second follows from the first. Once we start feeling sorry for ourselves, we will soon find someone else to blame, accuse or attack—and with impunity!...
This is why one must say Yes to life and embrace it whenever it is found — and it is found in terrible places; nevertheless, there it is... For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always...
It's interesting to watch what happens when a child walks into a room. Does your face light up? When my children used to walk in the room when they were little, I looked at them to see if they had buckled their trousers or if their hair was combed or if their socks...
For Jesus, there are no countries to be conquered, no ideologies to be imposed, no people to be dominated. There are only children, women, and men to be loved.
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
The heart of love is treating all persons equally, regardless of their proximity to us in life. When we care about other people’s children and not just our own, other people’s life chances, and not just our own people, then we have moved in the direction of the love...
[on being a foster parent:] I know what some of you are saying: "I could never do that. I would get too attached." Let me remind you of something. Christianity is dying to one's self for the sake of Christ and others. Every time one of these children leaves our home,...