Children are certain cares, but very uncertain comforts.

More proverbs about Human Nature

• Children suck the mother when they are young, and the father when they are old. Offspring depend on maternal care initially, then seek paternal resources and guidance as…
• It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. Fine clothing cannot manufacture character; true gentility emerges from conduct and virtu…
• Who goes worse shod than the cobbler's wife? A craftsman's family often lacks what he could provide, neglecting loved ones while servi…
• I'll not change a cottage in possession for a kingdom in reversion. Keeping what you securely own now matters more than chasing uncertain future rewards.
• Don't cry out before you're hurt. Avoid raising alarms or expressing distress prematurely when danger hasn't actually mater…
• Once a use and ever a custom. Repeated actions solidify into habits that become difficult to break or question.