„Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.“

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„Those who produced the things necessary for life, wanted them; those who did not produce them had more than enough.“

— Anatole France French writer 1844 - 1924
Context: Penguinia gloried in its wealth. Those who produced the things necessary for life, wanted them; those who did not produce them had more than enough. "But these," as a member of the Institute said, "are necessary economic fatalities." The great Penguin people had no longer either traditions, intellectual culture, or arts. The progress of civilisation manifested itself among them by murderous industry, infamous speculation, and hideous luxury. Its capital assumed, as did all the great cities of the time, a cosmopolitan and financial character. An immense and regular ugliness reigned within it. The country enjoyed perfect tranquillity. It had reached its zenith. Book VII : Modern Times, Ch. IX : The Final Consequences

„Human passions have mysterious ways, in children as well as grown-ups. Those affected by them can’t explain them, and those who haven’t known them have no understanding of them at all.“

— Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

„They would receive the same care and attention as those who belong to the establishment. Nor will there be any distinction made between the children of those parents who are deemed the worst, and of those who may be esteemed the best members of society: indeed I would prefer to receive the offspring of the worst, if they shall be sent at an early age; because they really require more of our care and pity and by well-training these, society will be more essentially benefited than if the like attention were paid to those whose parents are educating them in comparatively good habits.“

— Robert Owen Welsh social reformer 1771 - 1858
On educating children of the poor, and of neighboring communities.

„Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.“

— George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright 1856 - 1950

„Those honor nature well, who teach that she can speak on everything.“

— Blaise Pascal, Pensées

„When children are loved, they live off trust; their bides and hearts open up to those who respect and love them, who understand and listen to them.“

— Jean Vanier, Becoming Human

„Those who drown out the good singing –
there's many more of them
than those who want to hear it.“

— Walther von der Vogelweide Middle High German lyric poet 1170 - 1230
"Owê, hovelîchez singen", line 17; translation from Frederick Goldin German and Italian Lyrics of the Middle Ages (New York: Anchor, 1973) p. 127.