“LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents. The skill and diligence with which the old man and lads support the serpents and keep them up to their work have been justly regarded as one of the noblest artistic illustrations of the mastery of human intelligence over brute inertia.” MenHumansHas BeensTwoNamesSupportPiecesSonSkillsScriptureEnormousArtisticPriestsOld ManMasteryFoldsBrutesDiligenceRepresentingIllustrationSerpentInertiaLadAntiquesHuman Intelligence Book:The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition Source: The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition
“When I became a father acting sort of took the place of what I did in my free time and my children became the main focus. I play a lot and my children play. Both my sons - my daughter's still too young really - have surpassed me with their music skills, which is wildly irritating.” ChildrenStillsPlayYoungFatherActingFocusSonSkillsDaughterMy ChildrenMy DaughterMy SonIrritatingFree TimeChildren Playing Author:Paul Bettany
“Well, certainly, even separate from what our culture is going through, kids have different personalities and different natural bents and skill sets that they seem to come pre-programmed with. One of my two sons is very athletic. The other one is into social skills and humor.” WellsTwoDifferentSeemsKidsCultureSocialNaturalSonPersonalitySkillsAthleticSocial Skills Author:Alex Kendrick
“I've expressed my gratitude to my son many times. And his career is far from undistinguished, and it was a great privilege to have someone of this skill bringing this album to conclusion.” CareersSonGratitudeSkillsPrivilegeAlbumsConclusionMy Son Author:Leonard Cohen
“A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son.” BelieveDoeSelfFatherSonSkillsEncouragementDenialEnterpriseProductivePrudentFathers DayFather SonExpendituresSelf-denialGood FatherHappy Fathers DayHappy Fathers Day God Book:What Social Classes Owe to Each Other Source: What Social Classes Owe to Each Other
“Halt regarded him. He loved Horace like a younger brother. Even like a second son, after Will. He admired his skill with a sword and his courage in battle. But sometimes, just sometimes, he felt an overwhelming desire to ram the young warrior's head against a convenient tree. "You have no sense of drama or symbolism, do you?" he asked. "Huh?" replied Horace, not quite understanding. Halt looked around for a convenient tree. Luckily for Horace, there were none in sight.” SometimesYoungDesireFeltUnderstandingTreeSonBrotherDramaBattleSkillsSightWarriorOverwhelmingConvenientHaltSymbolismRamsYounger BrotherOverwhelming Desire Author:John Flanagan