Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Wings Quotations

There are two things parents should give their children: roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).

Ambition and love are the wings to great deeds.

Mere curiosity adds wings to every step.

Ambition and love are the wings of great actions.

There are two things parents should give their children roots and wings. Roots to give them bearing and a sense of belonging, but also wings to help free them from constraints and prejudices and give them other ways to travel (or rather, to fly).

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.