576 Quotes About Parent
- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many a parent, sad to say, has used their child as an opportunity for them, the parent, to do, through their child, something or some of the things that they, the parent, did not do or did not do successfully.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The answer to the question ‘How many children do you have?’ and the one to the question ‘How many children are you raising?’ are not identical in all cases: some men are not taking care of their own children, some are knowingly or unknowingly raising other men’s children, and some do not even know that they each have a child, another child, or other children.
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- Author Criss Jami
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A god who gave us everything we wanted would be the most malevolent god of all. With an infantile curiosity, we insist on tasting the cockroach on the floor while our father is preparing a magnificent feast for us.
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- Author Henry Adams
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A parent gives life, but as parent, gives no more. A murderer takes life, but his deed stops there. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
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- Author Hope Jahren
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Oh, I'm not worried about him,' returned Bill. 'He's gone. It's not any more complicated than that. Honestly, if I admit it, it's me that I feel bad for.' He walked away from me and looked out toward the south. 'There's nothing like having a parent die to make you realize how alone you are in the world,' he added.
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- Author anoymous
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No one chooses his parent or childhood, but you can choose your own direction. Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Childhood begins to end once the child stops being happy to see its parent return home unless they have brought it something.
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- Author Thandazo Perfect Khumalo
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Your biological parent may have been absent in your life, but God will always be present.
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