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The father a saint, the son a devil.

The father a saint, the son a devil.

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Like father, like son.
The apple never falls far from the tree.
A Wild goose never laid a tame egg.
We may not expect a good whelp from an ill dog.
Eagles do not breed doves.
To ask pears of an elm tree.

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Many a good cow has an evil calf.

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Vzácných předků potomek často bývá holomek. Show translation The descendant of rare ancestors is often a holomek.
Zvláštních lidí děti — nezdary. Show translation Special people's children - setbacks.
Řídcí synové otcům svým podobni se nalézají. Show translation There are found sons like their fathers.