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 Teach your child to hold his tongue,
 He'll learn fast enough to speak.  
 Teach your child to hold his tongue,
 He'll learn fast enough to speak. 
 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the 
womb is his reward.
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 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the 
womb is his reward.
 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the 
youth.
  Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall 
not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the 
gate. 
 'Tis not a life,
 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away.  
 'Tis not a life,
 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away. 
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
Diogenes struck the father when the son swore.
 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he 
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 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he 
will not depart from it. 
It is never too late to have a happy childhood
It is never too late to have a happy childhood
 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the 
heaviness of his mother.  
 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the 
heaviness of his mother. 
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.
 Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of 
children.  
 Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of 
children.