ProverbHuman NatureEnglish origin

Children are poor men's riches.

Meaning: Offspring provide intangible wealth to those lacking material resources through love, purpose, and hope.

Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.

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