وقال عمرو بن عتبة لمعلّم ولده ليكن أول إصلاحك لولدي إصلاحك نفسك، فإنّ عيونهم معقودة بعينك، فالحسن عندهم ما صنعت، والقبيح عندهم ما تركت؛ علّمهم كتاب الله ولا تكرههم عليه فيملّوه، ولا تتركهم منه فيهجروه
Amr ibn Utba said to his children’s teacher, Let the first step in your betterment of my children be your betterment of yourself, for their eyes are on you what is good in their opinion is what you do and what is bad is what you refrain from doing. Teach them the Book of God but don’t force it on them lest they become tired of it, and don’t leave them without it lest they stray from its principles