Quotes about children
children godly men
A godly man often grows best when his worldly circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones. Lord, let me find my life in Thee, and not in the mire of this world's favour or gain. Charles Spurgeon
children believe adults
A child of five, if properly instructed, can, as truly believe, and be regenerated, as an adult. Charles Spurgeon
children heart ties
God's children are God's children anywhere and everywhere, and shall be even unto the end. Nothing can sever that sacred tie, or divide us from his heart. Charles Spurgeon
children should-have fatherhood
Train your child in the way in which you know you should have gone yourself. Charles Spurgeon
children grace affliction
As sure as God puts His children in the furnace of affliction, He will be with them in it. Charles Spurgeon
children believe comforting
There is no attribute of God more comforting to His children than the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe troubles, they believe that Sovereignty hath ordained their afflictions, that Sovereignty overrules them, and that Sovereignty will sanctify them all. Charles Spurgeon
children army house
You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, & training them up in God’s fear, & minding the house, & making your household a church for God, as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts. Charles Spurgeon
children names way
We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word. Charles Spurgeon
children evil joy
If you were God’s children you would loathe the very thought of the world’s evil joys, and your question would not be, “How far may we be like the world?” but your one cry would be, “How far can we get away from the world? How much can we come out from it? Charles Spurgeon
children cost too-much
Child of God, you cost Christ too much for him to forget you. Charles Spurgeon
children sin teach
Begin early to teach, for children begin early to sin. Charles Spurgeon
children evil soul
If you can sin and not weep over it, you are an heir of Hell. If you can go into sin, and afterwards feel satisfied to have done so, you are on the road to destruction. If there are no prickings of conscience, no inward torments, no bleeding wounds; if you have no throbs and heavings of a bosom that cannot rest; if your soul never feels filled with wormwood and gall when you know you have done evil, you are no child of God. Charles Spurgeon
children parent thrill
Part of the thrill of guiding children into adulthood is the release. But it's also a parent's greatest act of surrender. Still, you have to let them go. Start now. Charles R. Swindoll
children people four
I don't have any children; I have four middle-aged people. Dick Van Dyke
children four seven
I have four children and I have seven grandkids. Dick Van Dyke
children mean kids
I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that small recognize me, it really pleases me, very gratifying. Dick Van Dyke
children responsibility cutting
One of the biggest challenges is for women to find an organization thats willing to accept them back after they leave the work force to raise children without taking a cut in compensation and responsibility. Diane Garnick
children creativity play
Creativity and the world of the imagination - the beauty of what we see as a child and the kind of play that we experience as a child - can be a way for us to survive tough times. Diane Paulus
children interesting acting
I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble. Diane Lane
children educational believe
Most people believe that schools were good enough when they were children and that they are good enough now. But the dynamic growth of our system of education has spawned serious problems of educational quality. Diane Ravitch
children firsts should
We should totally ban for-profit charters. For-profit's first obligation is to its stockholders, not to its children. Diane Ravitch
children educational ideas
Testing children until they cry is a bad idea. It is an educational malpractice. Diane Ravitch
children school responsibility
Unless the schools provide our children with a vision of human possibility that enlightens and empowers them with knowledge and taste, they will simply play their role in someone else's marketing schemes. Unless they understand deeply the sources of our democracy, they will take it for granted and fail to exercise their rights and responsibilities. Diane Ravitch
children school curriculum
Testing is not a substitute for curriculum and instruction. Good education cannot be achieved by a strategy of testing children, shaming educators, and closing schools. Diane Ravitch
children shoes want
My roles are in some way like children to me. You don't ever really want to scrape one off your shoe. Diane Lane
children believe parenting
Motherhood has completely changed me. It's just about like the most completely humbling experience that I've ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in and if you can't stand up to those principles when you're raising a child, forget it. Diane Keaton
children trying three
I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try. Diane Kruger
children humans loses
The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily must lose. Dennis Potter
children writing poet
Children can write poetry and then, unless they're poets, they stop when reach puberty. Dennis Potter
children littles creatures
Children are very cruel, yes. Of course. Children are extraordinarily cruel little creatures. Dennis Potter
children divorce parent
A decent person does not alienate children from a parent, no matter how angry they are at the parent for the divorce. It's unfair to the children, and it's unfair to the other human being Dennis Prager
children divorce men
Nothing provides the antidote to narcissism, or the environment for the healthy raising of children, or the way for people to take care of one another, as does the marriage of a man and a woman. And while most divorces are terribly sad, divorce itself no more undermines the institution of marriage than car crashes undermine the institution of driving. Dennis Prager
children want adults
Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine. Dennis Prager