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title: "4 Foolish Son Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Foolish Son quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Foolish Son sayings and thoughts."
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> [“A foolish son has no advantage over a wise orphan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/a-foolish-son-has-no-advantage-over-a-wise-orphan/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

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> [A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/a-wise-son-makes-a-glad-father-but-a-foolish-son-is-the-grief-of-his/)

[Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/solomon-9530_father_a-wise-son-makes-a-glad-father-but-a-foo_1241802.jpg)

> [A still-born son os superior to a foolish son endowed with a long life. The first causes grief for but a moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanakya/a-still-born-son-os-superior-to-a-foolish-son-endowed-with-a-long/)

[Chanakya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanakya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/chanakya-1643_blazing_a-still-born-son-os-superior-to-a-foolis_2229560.jpg)

> [A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bible/a-foolish-son-is-a-grief-to-his-father-and-bitterness-to-her-that/)

[Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bible/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/bible-141_bitterness_a-foolish-son-is-a-grief-to-his-father-a_3144231.jpg)

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