Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself. — Khalil Gibran
Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. — Sigmund Freud
The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons. — Samuel Richardson
Children are innocent and love justice, while most adults are wicked and prefer mercy. — G. K. Chesterton
Children are a great comfort in your old age – and they help you reach it faster, too. — Lionel Kauffman
You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and — P. J. O'Rourke