Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.

Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

Friends are like television. Some are like PBS and always asking for money. Others are like the news, with sad read more

Friends are like television. Some are like PBS and always asking for money. Others are like the news, with sad tales to tell everyday, some are like that one station with the foreign language; you don't understand a word of it but you listen and watch.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all read more

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Children are the keys of paradise.

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best read more

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.

What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten read more

What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp