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In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury...

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

Quote by Herodotus about peace, war

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

Quote by Aristotel about mother, children

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

Quote by Aristotel about mother, suffering, children, reason

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly.

No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about children

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are...

All women who kill or have sexual obsessions or who are prostitutes have trouble with their fathers.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about sex

I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there...

I wish all the mothers, fathers and children out there realize how much I need them and how much I value their support.

Quote by Princess Diana about value, wish, children, need

Some people had fathers who were bankers or farmers, my father made films, that's how I saw it. As for the movie stars, they were just around, some of them were friends, others weren't, it was all just a part of my everyday life.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about parents, bankers, celebrity, stars, life, people

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the...

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.

Quote by Edna O'Brien about country

Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the...

Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the generation that follows will have its own. Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist.

Quote by Olive Schreiner about dream, man

Exile and nothing more in its most perfect form: Today...

Exile and nothing more in its most perfect form: Today the land of my fathers Only light is not suspected

Quote by Alberto Correia De Lacerda about exile, light, perfection, nothing

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