...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...