He that loves his child chastises him.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Give an ass oats and he runs after thistles.Dutch
Ill weed grows fast.
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He that pryeth into the clouds, may be struck with a thunderbolt.
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He must have crept out of hell while the devil was asleep.
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Hens like to lay when they see an egg.
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He thinks to catch shell-fish in the trees.
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