“The things we teach our children are cheerful, pleasant lies: and it is high time that someone has the fortitude to admit it”

“Children seem to think that every pleasant thing has to be a surprise.”

“The greatest duty of mankind lies in the proper uprearing of our children. The fact is recognized, but is the duty fulfilled? Do we rear our children as we should? There is but one answer: We fail. Teaching them many things for their good, we yet keep from them ignorantly, foolishly, with a hesitancy and neglect unpardonable—knowledge, the possession of which is essential for their future welfare.”

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”

“Or heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.”

“Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.”