“A son is not a judge of his father, but the conscience of the father is in his son.”
Simon Soloveychik (1930–1996) Russia writer and philosopher
Book 1, part 1, ch. 5
Pedagogika dlya vseh (Parenting For Everyone) (1977–1986)
Source: Angels & Demons
“A son is not a judge of his father, but the conscience of the father is in his son.”
Simon Soloveychik (1930–1996) Russia writer and philosopher
Book 1, part 1, ch. 5
Pedagogika dlya vseh (Parenting For Everyone) (1977–1986)
“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
Solomon (-990–-931 BC) king of Israel and the son of David
[Proverbs, 10:1, 9]
“Love is God’s essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.”
Richard Garnett (1835–1906) British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet
De Flagello myrteo. iv.
“It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance.”
George Eliot book Middlemarch
Source: Middlemarch
Anna Comnena book Alexiad
Of Robert Guiscard and his son Bohemund
The Alexiad, Book 1
“In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.”
Croesus (-596–-546 BC) King of Lydia
Quoted by Herodotus in The Histories, Book I http://books.google.com/books?id=QA4ZZ5gRpnkC&q="In+peace+the+sons+bury+their+fathers+but+in+war+the+fathers+bury+their+sons"&pg=PA45#v=onepage