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spare the rod and spoil the child

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spare the rod and spoil the child
axiomatic admonition. [O.T.: Proverbs 13:24]
See : Discipline
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There's a bundle of truth in the saying from the Victorian period, spare the rod and spoil the child.
Letter: VOICE OF THE NORTH - Metro's poles not meant for climbing by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
He was a devout Christian who believed that it was a sin to spare the rod and spoil the child in all aspects of life.
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Maybe it was the day, officials in suits Decided, spare the rod and spoil the child With due respect M'Lord I rest my case
Your Poem With Due Respect by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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