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PROVERB
BEND THE TREE WHILE IT IS YOUNG.
THIS PROVERB IMPLIES THAT A CHILD WHO IS DISCIPLINED AT AN EARLY
AGE CAN BE EASILY DISCIPLINED LATER OR WHENEVER THE NEED ARISES.
Where learned: BAHAMAS ; NASSAU
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 00001940S