My mother loved children—she would have given anything if I had been one.

About Juvenal

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Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal ( JOO-vən-əl; c. AD 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a collection of satirical poems. The details of Juvenal's life are unclear, but references in his works to people from the late...

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Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance,
And toss them on the wheels of Chance.

You should pray for a sound mind in a sound body.

A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.

I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.

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Babies are cool, until you've done everything to do with 'em and you get bored. That's why T.V. shows about babies don't last more than a year.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

—Groucho Marx

I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.

—Groucho Marx

We do our children no favour by keeping them near, coddling them, or showing them off to adult visitors. Not that a nursemaid does not sometimes spoil them. But the greatest favour we can do our children is to give visible example of love and esteem to our spouse. As they grow up, they may then look forward to maturity so they too can find such love.

—Fran Lebowitz

Having a baby's sweet face so close to your own, for so long a time as it takes to nurse 'em, is a great tonic for a sad soul.

—Fran Lebowitz

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26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

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My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one.