A child’s service is little, yet he is no little fool that despises it

Similar English and Irish sayings:

A fool despises his father’s instructions A fool despises his father’s instructions
A little child weighs on your knee, a big one on your heart A little child weighs on your knee, a big one on your heart
Children when they are little make their parents fools, when they are great they make them mad Children when they are little make their parents fools, when they are great they make them mad

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