Quotes about Boyhood and Innocence
- “The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.” – Clarence Darrow
- “A boy’s will is the wind’s will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kind, sunshiny boy.” – L.M. Montgomery
- “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln (This can be related to a boy’s journey into the future with a sense of innocence)
- “Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.” – Kin Hubbard
- “A boy is a volume of hope bound in calf.” – Charles Dudley Warner
- “The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time.” – W.B. Yeats (Can be applied to the innocence of boys)
- “Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.” – Arthur Rimbaud (Reflecting on the innocent state of boys)
- “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – Morrie Schwartz (Relevant to a boy’s emotional growth in innocence)
- “A boy’s heart is like a ship on a stormy sea, tossed about by every wind of passion.” – Jean Paul Richter
Quotes about Boys’ Growth and Maturity
- “Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.” – Samuel Ullman
- “A boy becomes an adult three years after his father does.” – Chinese Proverb
- “The true test of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (Can be applied to a boy’s journey to manhood)
- “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare (For a boy taking control of his growth)
- “Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.” – Pearl S. Buck
- “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
- “A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” – Richard Nixon (For boys learning perseverance in growth)
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs (For boys exploring their passions during growth)
- “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis (Encouraging boys in their continuous growth)
- “Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy
Quotes about Boys’ Dreams and Aspirations
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'” – Martin Luther King Jr. (Inspiring boys to have big dreams for a better world)
- “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” – John Lennon
- “Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “The man who has no imagination has no wings.” – Muhammad Ali (For boys to soar with their dreams)
- “If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.” – Walt Disney
- “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra (For boys with dreams of achieving great things)
- “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder (Inspiring boys to take action on their dreams)
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers (For boys to focus on their current dreams)
Quotes about Boys’ Friendships
- “A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” – William Shakespeare
- “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” – David Tyson
- “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell
- “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'” – C.S. Lewis
- “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran
- “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” – Euripides
- “The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” – Henry David Thoreau
- “A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself – and especially to feel, or not feel. Whatever you happen to be feeling at any moment is fine with them. That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is.” – Jim Morrison
- “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
- “One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” – Euripides
Quotes about Boys’ Bravery and Courage
- “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” – Ambrose Redmoon
- “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” – J.K. Rowling
- “The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Courage is grace under pressure.” – Ernest Hemingway
- “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. And we are underlings no more. Bravery is the price that life exacts for granting peace.” – William Shakespeare
- “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou
- “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
- “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself – nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quotes about Boys’ Mischief
- “Boys will be boys, and even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.” – Oscar Wilde
- “Mischief is the ladder of success. If you’re not getting into trouble, you’re not trying hard enough.” – Unknown (But can be related to the spirit of boys’ mischief)
- “The mischief of boys is the rod of their improvement.” – Thomas Fuller
- “A boy’s curiosity is like a wildfire, burning bright and leading him into all sorts of adventures, both good and mischievous.” – Anonymous
- “Mischief is the spice of childhood, adding a bit of zest to the otherwise ordinary days of boys.” – Lemony Snicket
- “Boys’ mischief often stems from a surplus of energy and a desire to explore the boundaries of what is allowed.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- “Mischief-making boys are like young colts, full of energy and a need to test their limits.” – George Eliot
- “The mischief in a boy’s eyes is a preview of the adventures that await him.” – Mark Twain
- “A boy’s mischief is a form of self-expression, a way to leave his mark on the world around him.” – Henry James
- “Mischief is the language of boys, a way to communicate their sense of fun and adventure.” – Roald Dahl
Quotes about Boys’ Relationship with Family
- “The love between a mother and son is like no other. It is a bond that transcends time and space.” – Unknown
- “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” – Frank A. Clark
- “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” – George Washington
- “A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another, it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.” – Buddha
- “The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” – George Santayana
- “A man’s home is his castle, in which he may be treated like a king by his wife and children.” – Anonymous
- “The greatest gift I ever had Came from God; I call him Dad.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo
- “In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” – Alex Haley
- “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” – Richard Bach
Quotes about Boys’ Intellect and Learning
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
- “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams
- “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates
- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “The man who has no imagination has no wings.” – Muhammad Ali (Relating to the importance of imagination in a boy’s learning)
- “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi Annan
- “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey (For boys making decisions about their learning)
- “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
Quotes about Boys’ Emotions
- “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. And we are underlings no more. Bravery is the price that life exacts for granting peace. And love is the balm that soothes our troubled hearts.” – William Shakespeare
- “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.” – Blaise Pascal
- “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
- “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama
- “Anger is a brief madness.” – Horace
- “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.” – Fulton J. Sheen
- “Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” – Mark Twain
- “The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied.” – Plato
- “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda (Star Wars)
- “Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.” – Peter Ustinov
Quotes about Boys’ Place in Society
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker (For boys as agents of change in society)
- “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.” – John F. Kennedy
- “The measure of a man is what he does with power.” – Plato
- “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” – Greek Proverb
- “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
- “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Each one of us has a role to play in building a better world, and boys are no exception.” – Malala Yousafzai