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 the old man had learned in seven years.
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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 the old man had learned in seven years.
Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.
Don’t underestimate the value of irony—it is extremely valuable.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
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