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Magnificence, A goodly interlude, line 1954 (written c. 1519, published c. 1533), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: He that spareth the rod hateth his son, Proverbs xiii. 24; They spare the rod and spoyl the child, Ralph Venning, Mysteries and Revelations (second ed.), p. 5. 1649; Spare the rod and spoil the child, Samuel Butler: Hudibras, pt. ii. c. i. l. 843
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There is nothynge that more dyspleaseth God,
Than from theyr children to spare the rod.

— John Skelton

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There is nothynge that more dyspleaseth God,
Than from theyr children to spare the rod." in the context of "Magnificence, A goodly interlude, line 1954 (written c. 1519, published c. 1533), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: He that spareth the rod hateth his son, Proverbs xiii. 24; They spare the rod and spoyl the child, Ralph Venning, Mysteries and Revelations (second ed.), p. 5. 1649; Spare the rod and spoil the child, Samuel Butler: Hudibras, pt. ii. c. i. l. 843" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Skelton

About John Skelton

John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) was an English poet, variously asserted to have been born in Armathwaite, Cumberland, or Yorkshire. Many of his works included scathing indictments of the church or church figures, and although they were likely circulated in his day, they were not officially published until some time after his death.