"Do not force your children to behave like you, for they have been created for a time which is different to your time." – Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 399

 

"Do not force your children to behave like you, for they have been created for a time which is different to your time." – Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 399

Arabic:
لَا تُكْرِهُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ عَلَى آدَابِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ مَخْلُوقُونَ لِزَمَانٍ غَيْرِ زَمَانِكُمْ.
— نهج البلاغة، الحكمة ٣٩٩