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 The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
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In my seventies, I believe less, doctrinally, but wonder more.
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Can someone tell me what this means?
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is this a genuine quote? It looks plain wrong.
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. Bertrand Russell
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It is not true, Oscar is being cute and hilarious.
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The young are sure they have all the answers.
The older one gets the more one realizes the key is to have all the questions.
The oldest are just happy to be alive.
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"Those of you who think you know everything are annoying to those of us who do." - Thomas Edison's shaggy dog (shared with me in a park one day)
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redsxz wrote:Can someone tell me what this means?
Need an expert?...Hire a teenager.
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"Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience"
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I'm getting real suspicious. Guess it means i'm middle-aged already. Damn!
"Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too" - Voltaire
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Ray wrote:In my seventies, I believe less, doctrinally, but wonder more.
I think it's "suspect"
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"Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience"
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Believe, only, upon that which is eternal.
Suspect, we should, but rush not to render judgment if your suspicions are unfounded.
Know: the wise understand that more we know, the more we understand how little we know.
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The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.- Helen Hayes (at 73)
"Life is an attitude. It's what you choose to believe, always!"
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I was easily the most brilliant person in the world when I was in high school. After I graduated, though, the world got a lot smarter.
Currently Reading: 84 Charing Cross Road
Currently Watching: Bubblegum Crisis
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Any one knows in what context he said this, and in which of his writings?
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