Evan Esar Quotes About Children
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A smart mother suggests that her child bring an apple to his teacher; a smarter mother suggests that he bring a couple of aspirins.
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Children grow out of childhood, but parents never grow out of parenthood.
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Family: A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.
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The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.
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Adolescence begins when children stop asking questions-because they know all the answers.
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Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + visum, past participle of videre, "to see". Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing up, and from your children when you are growing old.
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