People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls read more

People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; read more

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.

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.

Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.

A brother is a friend provided by nature.

A brother is a friend provided by nature.

In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.

In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.