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A moœ pietosa a fâ i figgiêu rognosi.

A too-merciful mother raises unruly children.

Excessive leniency in raising children, however well-intentioned, tends to produce poorly behaved offspring.

Traditional Monégasque and Ligurian Wisdom, Monaco

Source: Traditional Ligurian/Genoese proverb, shared regional heritage with Monégasque, public-domain oral tradition

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