I'm not a parent yet, but I feel like there has to be some sort of ancient parenting phrase-book that you receive when you have your first child. There are things that all parents say that just seem to keep getting repeated throughout history. Does that book exist? I probably won't know until I have kids. I'm sure everyone is sworn to secrecy, of course.

One thing I can still hear my parents saying to me is this: "Slow Obedience is No Obedience." That's an all-star phrase.