Family Quotes

"The family is where individuals first learn to recognize others as equal partners in communication."

"Family is the first school of virtue."

"The family is the first institution through which children learn to value justice."

"The family teaches children the virtues of justice and mutual respect."

"The family remains a crucial sphere for the development of autonomy and moral consciousness."

"We inherit not just genes but sensibilities, assumptions, and values we scarcely recognize as inherited."

"Family obligations are real, but they do not justify domination within the family."

"We are bound to each other not by nature but by our shared mortality and vulnerability."

"Family is the first ethical society."

"To lose a child is to lose an entire world."

"The family is the ethical idea in its immediate natural form."

"The family is the first crucible in which we learn to love and be loved."

"The family is the first embodiment of ethical life"

"Children are like plants; they need feeding, but the food must be appropriate."

"The training of children is a profession, one requiring study."

"The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of the home."

"Family is the first stage of ethical consciousness."

"Family bonds are the bridge between nature and ethical culture."

"We must protect our children from the corruption of those who would enslave them."

"We must be willing to sacrifice for our children's future."

"Parents wonder why the streams are bitter when they themselves have poisoned the fountain."

"All that is required to be a good mother is the heart of a mother."

"The family is the cradle of human civilization."

"We must teach our children that they are heirs to greatness."

"The education of children is a duty which cannot be delegated to servants or left to chance."

"Families are the true wealth of nations."

"The candle that shines farthest shines most brightly at home."

"La familia es el primer gobierno de la república."

"The bonds of family are strongest when based on reason, not merely on custom."

"The order and harmony of a family depends chiefly upon the virtue and prudence of the eldest female."