 When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.  An Excess of Phobias and Manias - Page 168by John G. Robertson - 2003 - 202 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Paul M. Zall - 1985 - 236 pages
...proverbial remark about not appreciating his father till turning twenty-one: "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years." By registering the name "Mark Twain" as... | |
 | Eric W. Johnson - 1986 - 164 pages
...make it harder to live together. Mark Twain recognized this when he wrote, "When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21,1 was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years." And Socrates, 2,400 years ago, complained... | |
 | Joseph Telushkin - 1987 - 240 pages
...and they can never see any end. William Middleton (quoted in William Butler Yeats's Autobiography) When I was a boy of fourteen my father was so ignorant...got to be twenty-one I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. Mark Twain Children begin by loving their parents. After a... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 pages
...and said "Box about: 'twill come to my father anon." John Aubrey (1626-1697) English antiquary When 1 was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I...how much he had learned in seven years. Mark Twain (1835-1910) American author We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt will... | |
 | Donald Johanson, Maitland Edey - 1990 - 428 pages
...upon error also. CC JUNG You know . . . everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. WILL ROGERS When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant...got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. MARK TWAIN AFTER RETURNING TO THE United States in early 1976,... | |
 | Mary Stopes-Roe, Raymond Cochrane - 1990 - 276 pages
...greater control than is often assumed. The words of Mark Twain come to mind: When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21 I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years (Mackay, 1977). The same sentiment was... | |
 | Alan L. Mackay - 1991 - 312 pages
...thing Adam had— when he said a thing he knew nobody had said it before. 75 When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learnt in 7 years. 76 Scientists have odious manners, except... | |
 | Quentin James Schultze - 1991 - 368 pages
...Schultze John Worst Lambert Zuidervaart Slimmer 1990 7. The Big Chill: Adults, Youth, and Popular Culture When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant 1 could hardly stand to have him around. But when I got to be twentyone, I was astonished at how much... | |
 | Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, Andrew Frothingham - 1992 - 552 pages
...last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you. — Fran Lebowitz When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant 1 could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished... | |
 | Jonathon Lazear, Wendy Lazear - 1993 - 404 pages
...things that are important to me, there may be no room left for the things that are important to them. When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant...much he had learned in seven years. — Mark Twain If you are constantly striving to impress your kids, showing them how much knowledge you have, how... | |
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