Parents Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old parents quotes, parents sayings, and parents proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they're attacking you, then it's easier to deal with. Jessica Alba
A wise parent humours the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and adviser when his absolute rule shall cease. Elizabeth Gaskell
A father's goodness is higher than the mountain, a mother's goodness deeper than the sea. Japanese Proverb
Lucky parents who have fine children usually have lucky children who have fine parents. James A. Brewer
When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents. Japanese Proverb
Perhaps we have been misguided into taking too much responsibility from our children, leaving them too little room for discovery. Helen Hayes
My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. Clarence Budinton Kelland
Parents can tell but never teach, unless they practice what they preach. Arnold Glasow
From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings. Helen Hayes
The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. Author Unknown
Parents of young children should realize that few people, and maybe no one, will find their children as enchanting as they do. Barbara Walters
Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something. Chuck Palahniuk
Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. Bill Cosby
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. Chinese Proverb
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong. Charles Wadsworth
The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents. John J. Plomp
Parents know best how to push our buttons because they installed them. Author Unknown
My parents only had one argument in forty-five years. It lasted forty-three years. Cathy Ladman
Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. P. J. O'Rourke
The joys of parent are secret, and so are their griefs and fears. Sir Francis Bacon
The principal duty which a parent owes a child is to make him happy. Anthony Trollope
To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation. Latin Proverb
Many a parent spanks his children for things his own parent should of spanked out of him. Don Marquis
Every parent who does not teach his child a trade, it is as though he taught him to rob. The Talmud
Oh what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive. Ogden Nash
What God is to the world, parents are to their children. Philo
There is no school equal to a decent home and no teachers equal to honest virtuous parents. Gandhi
If there is anything to reform in public morals, one must begin with domestic morals, and they depend entirely on the fathers and mothers. Rosseau
The parent's life is the child's copy book. W.S. Partridge
The virtue of parents is in itself a great legacy. Italian Proverb