"A marriage without children is the world..." - Quote by Saint Augustine
A marriage without children is the world without the sun.
More by Saint Augustine
“The verdict of the world is conclusive.”
“The arrogance is not greatness but swelling; and the swelling seems big but it's not healthy.”
“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.”
More on Children
“If I raised my hand to wipe the hair out of my children's eyes, they'd flinch and call their attorney.”
“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.”
“The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province.”
More on Marriage
“My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I...fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out.”
“God, the best maker of all marriages, Combine your hearts into one.”
“Men and women -- even man and wife are foreigners. Each has reserves that the other cannot enter into, nor understand. These have the effect of frontiers.”