If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with tolerance, they learn to be patient.
If children live with encouragement, they learn to be confident.
If children live with praise, they learn to appreciate.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to find love in the world.
If children live with sharing, they learn to be generous.

Aristotle

Children need models rather than critics.

Joseph Joubert

Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth, can give happiness

Ludwig van Beethoven

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

Johann von Goethe

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

The Knights of Pythagoras