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1 birth is much, but breeding is more
походження має велике значення, а виховання – ще більшеEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > birth is much, but breeding is more
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2 _виховання; походження
better a good cow than a cow of a good kind birth is much, but breeding is more education begins a gentleman; conversation completes him he is not well bred that cannot bear ill breeding in others a man who has not been flogged is not educated a man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners never mind who was your grandfather – what are you? nurture is stronger than nature a plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees when Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _виховання; походження
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