Parents' affection is best shown by their teaching their children industry and self-denial.
Tradizione birmana · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 154
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Parents' affection is best shown by their teaching their children industry and self-denial.
Tradizione birmana · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 154
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Tradizione birmana · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 147
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Tradizione birmana · raccolta Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 237
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