When our thoughts are born, Though they be good and humble,… - Jean Ingelow

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When our thoughts are born,
Though they be good and humble, one should mind
How they are reared, or some will go astray
And shame their mother.

Jean Ingelow

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Jean Ingelow (March 17, 1820 – July 20, 1897) was an English poet and novelist.

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When our thoughts are born, Though they be good and humble, one should mind How they are reared, or some will go astray And shame their mother. - Jean Ingelow

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