How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I can be kind of razor sharp in my disapproval.
The sharp employ the sharp.
I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
They're not the sharpest people - babies. So, you must be everything to them.
Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
When I was young, I thought I wouldn't be a good mother. Now I think I would be, but I'm too long in the tooth.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
Better a serpent than a stepmother!