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Quotes About Sons

At least, I told myself, it was not their brothers, who would have bragged and fought and hunted down my wolves. But of course that was nevera. real danger. Sons were not punished.
~ Madeline Miller
It's the eternal tragedy of being gay in Bombay," I lamented. "Never a place to yourself." With city rents so high, most sons lived with their parents until marriage - and usually well after as well.
~ Unknown
Eadwine returned home to rule both Deira and Bernicia, sending the sons of his erstwhile tormentor into flight.
~ Unknown
King Sæberht of Essex was succeeded by his pagan sons,
~ Unknown
Mais il y a une chose qui ne changera jamais : c'est l'amour des enfants pour leur mère, et j'ai écrit ce livre pour apprendre aux petite filles comment leurs fils les aimeront un jour...
~ Marcel Pagnol
And, when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
~ John Milton
So hand in hand they passed, the loveliest pair that ever since in love's embraces met -- Adam, the goodliest man of men since born his sons; the fairest of her daughters Eve.
~ John Milton
His blessed count'nance; here I could frequent, With worship, place by place where he voutsaf'd Presence Divine, and to my Sons relate; On this Mount he appeerd, under this Tree Stood visible, among these Pines his voice I heard, here with him at this Fountain talk'd: So
~ John Milton
Doctrin which we would know whence learnt: who saw   When this creation was? rememberst thou   Thy making, while the Maker gave thee being?   We know no time when we were not as now;   Know none before us, self-begot, self-rais'd   By our own quick'ning power, when fatal course   Had circl'd his full Orbe, the birth mature   Of this our native Heav'n, Ethereal Sons.
~ John Milton
I think my family, especially having three teenage sons, keeps my cooking at home grounded and very approachable. I'm definitely not making spumas in my kitchen, that's for sure!
~ Rick Tramonto
You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes.
~ Unknown
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
Few sons are like their fathers - many are worse, few better.
~ Homer
Natural law. Sons are put on this earth to trouble their fathers.
~ Paul Newman
Tis a happy thing To be the father unto many sons.
~ William Shakespeare
My father had a small Estate in Nottinghamshire; I was the Third of five Sons.
~ Jonathan Swift
If it were natural for father to care for their sons, they would not need so many laws commanding them to do so.
~ Phyllis Chesler
Few sons are equal to their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them.
~ Homer
The anxiety of most parents in seeing their sons and daughters enlist does not lie only in the fear of the physical dangers they may encounter.
~ William Lyon Mackenzie King
When will the public cease to insult the teacher's calling with empty flattery? When will men who would never for a moment encourage their own sons to enter the work of the public schools cease to tell us that education is the greatest and noblest of all human callings?
~ Sparky Anderson
Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.
~ Albio Sires
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.
~ Unknown
As for the boys..."vulnerable fathers turn to time-honored defensive responses to maintain the function that father knows best' Parents, especially fathers, teach their sons to obey authority no matter what.
~ Martha Stout
For the kingdom is not being prepared, but has been prepared, while the sons of the Kingdom are being prepared, not preparing the Kingdom; that is to say, the Kingdom merits the sons, not the songs the Kingdom. So all hell merits and prepares its children rather than they it.
~ Martin Luther