The more wealth a man has, the louder his children talk.
If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
Don't take up a man's time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.
Raising children is like making biscuits: it is as easy to raise a big batch as one, while you have your hands in the dough.
