Child Proverbs - page 4

Never be boastful; someone may pass who knew you as a child. (English Proverb)
A child may have too much of his mother's blessing. View proverb
English Proverb
It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time. View proverb
Danish Proverb
One kisses the child for the mother's sake, and the mother for the child's sake. View proverb
German Proverb
Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart. View proverb
German Proverb
Twenty years a child; twenty years running wild; twenty years a mature man -- and after that, praying. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Neither promise wax to the saint, nor cakes to the child. View proverb
Greek Proverb
Fish's child knows how to swim. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
Even the mother cannot understand the words of a dumb child. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A child, a drunkard and a fool tell the truth. (Hungarian Proverb)
A child may have too much of his mother's blessing. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
One beats one's breast who does not beat one's child. View proverb
Kurdish Proverb
A man that begets a barren cannot have a grand child. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
If a child shoots an arrow that reaches the top of a tall palm tree, then it must be that an elderly person carved the arrow for him. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
It is the woman whose child has been eaten by a witch who best knows the evils of witchcraft. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
A child does not die because the mother's breasts are dry. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Everybody joins to blame or condemn a child who overthrows the pot of soup. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
A child is what you put into him. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
A child who fears beating, would never admit that he played with a missing knife. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
If a child is not well-behaved, she is not sent by the mother to go alone to the market to buy things for her. (Nigerian Proverb)
The Child of an elephant will not be a dwarf. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
To love a cow, tie it up; To love a child, hit him/her. View proverb
Thai Proverb
Milk for a child, meat for a man, beer for the old. View proverb
Welsh Proverb
The child will grow, his clothes will not. View proverb
Welsh Proverb