Quotes on Child At Heart

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.

For centuries, humans have said to horses, 'You do what I tell you or I'll hurt you.' Humans still say that to each other -- still threaten, force and intimidate. I'm convinced that my discoveries with horses have value in the workplace, in the educational and penal systems, and in the raising of children. At heart, I'm saying that no one else has the right to say 'you must' to an animal -- or to another human.

In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.