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Son Proverbs - page 7
Father's debt, son to give back.
Chinese Proverb
A father doing good things will have a similar son.
Basque Proverb
Such father, such son.
Portuguese Proverb
When I married a malicious husband, when I bore a malicious son, an unhappy heart was assigned to me.
Sumerian Proverb
I will feed you even though you are an outcast. I will give you drink even though you are an outcast. You are still my son, even if your god has turned against you.
Sumerian Proverb
The chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father is an abomination to Ninurta.
Sumerian Proverb
A judge who despises justice, cursing with the right hand, and the chasing away of a younger son from the house of his father are abominations to Ninurta.
Sumerian Proverb
With violets and goats' milk anoint your face, and every king's son in the world will be after you.
Scottish Gaelic Proverb
Vinegar is the son of wine.
Hebrew Proverb
When your son is young, discipline him; when he grows older, be a brother to him.
Lebanese Proverb
A good son returns home and tells what happens.
Venezuelan Proverb
Everybody loves a fool, but nobody wants him for a son.
Malinke Proverb
Sorrow for the death of a father lasts six months; sorrow for a mother, a year; sorrow for a wife, until another wife; sorrow for a son, forever.
Asian-indian Proverb
The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Traditional Proverb
Like father, like son.
Brazilian Proverb
A king's son is no nobler than his company.
Gaelic Proverb
The one who is shy will never have a son.
Azerbaijani Proverb
The trick the father has, the son has.
Irish Proverb
Your son is yours until he marries, but your daughter until you die.
Irish Proverb
I took the abandoned boy to be my son, but he became my husband.
Persian Proverb
An ungrateful son is a wart on his father's nose.
Persian Proverb
Till age six, your son is your master; until ten he's your servant; until sixteen, a wonderful adviser; from then on, he's either your friend or your enemy.
Jewish Proverb
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