John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
64 John Skelton 1460-1529 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 64 |
| AUTHOR: | John Skelton (1460–1529) |
| QUOTATION: | There is nothynge that more dyspleaseth God, Than from theyr children to spare the rod. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Magnyfycence. Line 1954. |
| Note 1. He that spareth the rod hateth his son.—Proverbs xiii. 24. They spare the rod and spoyl the child.—Ralph Venning: Mysteries and Revelations (second ed.), p. 5. 1649. Spare the rod and spoil the child.—Samuel Butler: Hudibras, pt. ii. c. i. l. 843. [back] |