Bachelors' wives and maids' children are always well taught.

Meaning: Unmarried people confidently advise on parenting despite lacking the humbling reality of actual responsibility.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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