How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child.

Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 1, sc. 4.

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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is To have a thankless child. — William Shakespeare

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