Children are often seen as the embodiment of innocence, joy, and wisdom. They remind us of the simple pleasures in life and the boundless potential that the future holds. Throughout history, many influential figures have shared their thoughts on children, capturing the essence of childhood and the importance of nurturing young minds. Here, Ayoti Foundation presents 100 quotations on children, celebrating their unique perspectives and the profound impact they have on our world.

Quotations on the Joy of Children

1. “Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.” — Henry Ward Beecher

2. “Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.” — Wess Stafford

3. “Children see magic because they look for it.” — Christopher Moore

4. “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” — John F. Kennedy

5. “A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.” — Unknown

6. “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” — Angela Schwindt

7. “Children are the keys of paradise.” — Eric Hoffer

8. “Children make your life important.” — Erma Bombeck

9. “A child is a beam of sunlight from the Infinite and Eternal, with possibilities of virtue and vice, but as yet unstained.” — Lyman Abbott

10. “Children are the true connoisseurs. What’s precious to them has no price, only value.” — Bel Kaufman

Quotations on the Innocence of Children

11. “The soul is healed by being with children.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

12. “Children are the only ones who can bring us back to paradise.” — Mihai Eminescu

13. “Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” — Jess Lair

14. “A child’s smile is like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day.” — Unknown

15. “Children are the poetry of the world.” — Lillian Smith

16. “In the eyes of a child, there is joy, there is laughter, there is hope, there is trust, a chance to shape the future.” — Air Supply

17. “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” — John F. Kennedy

18. “The innocence of children is what makes them stand out as a shining example to the rest of mankind.” — Kurt Chambers

19. “Children are the living links between the generations.” — Unknown

20. “The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.” — Denis Waitley

Quotations on the Wisdom of Children

21. “Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do.” — Jean de La Bruyère

22. “Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” — Lady Bird Johnson

23. “A child’s laughter could simply be one of the most beautiful sounds in the world.” — Unknown

24. “Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.” — Unknown

25. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass

26. “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” — Oscar Wilde

27. “Children are our most valuable natural resource.” — Herbert Hoover

28. “The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.” — Billy Graham

29. “Children are like wet cement: whatever falls on them makes an impression.” — Haim Ginott

30. “The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.” — Ray L. Wilbur

Quotations on the Importance of Nurturing Children

31. “Children need models rather than critics.” — Joseph Joubert

32. “Children are the seeds of the future, let’s nurture them well.” — Unknown

33. “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” — Margaret Mead

34. “A child’s mind is not a container to be filled but rather a fire to be kindled.” — Dorothea Brande

35. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” — Pablo Picasso

36. “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” — Peggy O’Mara

37. “If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.” — Mahatma Gandhi

38. “The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.” — Orlando Aloysius Battista

39. “Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow.” — Jawaharlal Nehru

40. “Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.” — Anne Sullivan

Quotations on the Power of Play

41. “Play is the highest form of research.” — Albert Einstein

42. “Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.” — Kay Redfield Jamison

43. “Play is the work of the child.” — Maria Montessori

44. “Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” — O. Fred Donaldson

45. “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” — Carl Jung

46. “It is a happy talent to know how to play.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

47. “Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” — Abraham Maslow

48. “Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” — Fred Rogers

49. “Children understand and remember concepts best when they learn from direct personal experience.” — Joseph Campbell

50. “Play is the exultation of the possible.” — Martin Buber

Quotations on the Future of Children

51. “Children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way.” — Whitney Houston

52. “Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” — Nelson Mandela

53. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

54. “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” — Charles R. Swindoll

55. “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” — John F. Kennedy

56. “What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.” — Steve Maraboli

57. “Children are the future, we must take care of them with maximum effort.” — Naomi Campbell

58. “The future promises to be much brighter for our children than it was for us.” — Dan Quayle

59. “Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation.” — Nelson Mandela

60. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Peter Drucker

Quotations on the Value of Education

61. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela

62. “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” — Aristotle

63. “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler Yeats

64. “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” — B.B. King

65. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin

66. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” — Malcolm X

67. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” — George Washington Carver

68. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

69. “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” — Abigail Adams

70. “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” — Sydney J. Harris

Quotations on the Impact of Love and Kindness

71. “Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.” — Sophocles

72. “Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.” — Harold Hulbert

73. “Where there is love, there is life.” — Mahatma Gandhi

74. “To every child, love is spelled T-I-M-E.” — Zig Ziglar

75. “Children are like a mirror, they reflect back to us all we say and do.” — Pam Leo

76. “The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” — Oscar Wilde

77. “Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.” — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

78. “A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.” — Chinese Proverb

79. “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

80. “In the end, it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.” — Ann Landers

Quotations on Imagination and Creativity

81. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein

82. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” — Albert Einstein

83. “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” — Albert Einstein

84. “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” — Pablo Picasso

85. “Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.” — Maria Montessori

86. “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” — Albert Einstein

87. “To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” — Joseph Chilton Pearce

88. “The creative adult is the child who survived.” — Ursula K. Le Guin

89. “A child who is allowed to be creative will become an adult who can imagine solutions to real-world problems.” — Unknown

90. “Children are naturally creative. It is our job to give them the freedom, materials, and space to let their creativity blossom to its full potential.” — Jean Van’t Hul

Quotations on Resilience and Hope

91. “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” — James Baldwin

92. “We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.” — Stacia Tauscher

93. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass

94. “Children are our most valuable natural resource.” — Herbert Hoover

95. “The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.” — Ray L. Wilbur

96. “Children are the future. We need to nurture, support, and love them.” — Unknown

97. “Children are resilient. They absorb the best of what’s around them and turn it into something greater.” — Unknown

98. “There is always hope when we look into the eyes of a child.” — Unknown

99. “Children are the dreams of our future.” — Unknown

100. “To every child, the world is full of wonder and excitement. To every adult, that child should be a beacon of hope.” — Unknown

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