“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”
Confucius
“For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.”
Homer
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
Mark Twain
“It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home-it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love.”
Margaret Truman
“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.”
Marlene Dietrich
“Any father whose son raises his hand against him is guilty of having produced a son who raised his hand against him.”
Charles Peguy
“Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.”
Jorge Luis Borges
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