माता शत्रुः पिता वैरी बालो येन न पाठितः ।
न शोभते सभा मध्ये हंसमध्ये बको यथा ॥
mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī bālo yena na pāṭhitaḥ |
na śobhate sabhā-madhye haṁsa-madhye bako yathā ||
(Unknown source)
“A mother by whom a child is not educated is an enemy, and such a father is a foe, as such a child, like a crane among swans, will not shine in an assembly [i.e., will have no means of accomplishing anything in human society].”