Quotes about Nurture
King Solomon wrote, "Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth" (Psalm 127:3—4, emphasis added).
— Kris Vallotton
When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
— Acts 7:21
What feeds the soul matters as much as what feeds the body.
— Corrie Ten Boom
Here is our first rule: Any life you create is yours, and must be cared for. No matter how humble or small, it is still yours, and you must answer for it.
— John C. Wright
The garden is far less likely to grow weeds if we have been planting flowers.
— NT Wright
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
— Isaiah 40:11
If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young.
— Alice Walker
For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children—
— 1 Thessalonians 2:11
The program—which is all about taking care of people so they are better able to care for
— Jane Goodall
When you plant a tree, if it doesn't grow well, you don't blame the tree.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
It is the duty of a shepherd to know the state of his flock; and unless he do so he will never feed them profitably.
— John Owen