Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.Aristotle
He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.Benjamin Franklin
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.Bernard Shaw
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.Bernard Shaw