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He who has no children has one sorrow, he who has children has a thousand sorrows.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about children, sadness

Once it was the parents who taught their children to talk; now the children teach their parents to keep quiet.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about parents, children, quiet

Once in Royal David's City

Once in Royal David's city
Stood a lowly cattle shed
Where a mother laid her Baby
In a manger for His bed;
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little Child

He came down to earth from Heaven
Who is...

Carols

The Wassail Song

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God...

Carols

A silly daughter teaches her mother how to bear children.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, mother

An immoral father-in-law cannot advise his children well.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about law, children

Haste and hurry can only bear children with many regrets.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

As you do for your ancestors, your children will do for you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, children

If you can't hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, heart

A parent should not give up modelling their children because the ancestors too never give up on us.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, children

The good mother knows what her children will eat.

Proverbs and old sayings about children, mother, good, good luck

We do not inherit the land, we borrow it from our children.

Proverbs and old sayings about children, americans

Men fear death as children do going in the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about dark, fear, children, death, man, americans

Fools and children should never look at unfinished work.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, work, americans

It's dog's delight to bark and bite, but little children never.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, americans

Home is the father's kingdom, the children's paradise, the mother's world.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about paradise, children, home, world, mother, americans

The difference between adults and children is that adults don't ask questions.