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The devil was so fond of his children that he plucked out their eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings French about children, eyes, devil

Parents give birth to the body of their children, but not always to their characters.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about parents, body, children

Thirteen nuns, fourteen children!

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Our neighbor's children are always the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Our neighbour's children are always the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

No ape but swears he has the handsomest children.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

He who teaches children learns more than they do.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Many children, and little bread, is a painful pleasure.

Proverbs and old sayings German about pleasure, children

You can do anything with children if you only play with them.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Old men are twice children.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about children, man, old, olderness

Whoever marries for money will have unworthy children.

Proverbs and old sayings about children, money

My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

There's no rain without thunder, and no children born without pain.

Proverbs and old sayings about pain, rain, children

If you do not honor your parents, your children will not honor you.

Proverbs and old sayings about parents, children

Beloved children have many names.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about children

Even if gypsy children are dropped from the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about gypsies, sky, children

A house without children is a graveyard.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about children, home, house

A rainy day is not a day for children.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about day, children

Don't tell secrets to the children of your relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about children

Who has no children does not know what love is.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about children, love