Permanently Dependent Child

Famous quotes containing the words permanently, dependent and/or child:

    ““A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “People who get through life dependent on other people’s possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count.”
    —Ben Elton (b. 1959)

    “Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed,
    Murmured like a noontide bee,
    Shall I nestle near thy side?
    Wouldst thou me?—And I replied,
    No, not thee!”
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)