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"Familiarity breeds contempt - and children"

- Mark Twain

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Mark Twain's quote is an alerting about the threats of becoming too comfortable with somebody or something. He suggests that when we become too knowledgeable about somebody or something, we can begin to take them for approved and even start to disrespect them. This can be particularly real when it concerns children. When parents become too familiar with their kids, they can start to take them for given and disappoint them the regard they deserve. This can lead to an absence of gratitude for the kid and can even result in contempt. Twain's quote is a pointer to always lionize and appreciation for those around us, specifically our children.

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Mark Twain This quote is written / told by Mark Twain between November 30, 1835 and April 21, 1910. He was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 178 other quotes.

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