Quote#Children
They spare the rod, and spoyle the child
Quote byRalph Venning · 1621–1674
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mysteries and Revelations, p. 5. (1649). Compare: "There is nothynge that more dyspleaseth God, Than from theyr children to spare the rod." John Skelton, Magnyfycence, line 1954..
English (original)
They spare the rod, and spoyle the child.
— Ralph Venning
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