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"At 70 years old, if I could give my younger self one piece of advice, it would be to use the words 'f--- off' much more frequently." -- Helen Mirren

@rookie54 said
“Women & cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax & get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

The problem with that is, women and cats will scratch, no matter how relaxed men and dogs are.

On the subject of dogs, one by Alexander Pope, inscribed on the collar of a dog he presented to some royal or other:

"I am his Highness' dog at Kew; pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?"

"'I don't feel very much like Pooh today,' said Pooh.
'There, there,' said Piglet. 'I'll bring you tea and honey until you do.'"

A.A. Milne

Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
- Charles M. Schulz

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in." N.N.

Always acknowledge a fault.
This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.

~ Mark Twain

Nous avons tous assez de force pour supporter les maux d'autrui.
-- François, duc de La Rochefoucauld

@torunn said
"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in." N.N.

How about when a young boy plants a sapling in a suburban back yard not realising how large the tree will grow, and his father allowing it because it'll do him good?

'Cause that was me. And I still sit in its shade, nearly forty years later. And it's ridiculous in this puny garden and much too large, but the birds love it and so do I. That, too, I consider great.

@shallow-blue said
How about when a young boy plants a sapling in a suburban back yard not realising how large the tree will grow, and his father allowing it because it'll do him good?

'Cause that was me. And I still sit in its shade, nearly forty years later. And it's ridiculous in this puny garden and much too large, but the birds love it and so do I. That, too, I consider great.

That's wonderful.

@shallow-blue said
How about when a young boy plants a sapling in a suburban back yard not realising how large the tree will grow, and his father allowing it because it'll do him good?

'Cause that was me. And I still sit in its shade, nearly forty years later. And it's ridiculous in this puny garden and much too large, but the birds love it and so do I. That, too, I consider great.

Sounds like it did you good. 😁

Could be worse. Not sure how, but it could be.

Eeyore

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Could be worse. Not sure how, but it could be.

Eeyore

That is something to keep in mind. 🙂

@shallow-blue said
How about when a young boy plants a sapling in a suburban back yard not realising how large the tree will grow, and his father allowing it because it'll do him good?

'Cause that was me. And I still sit in its shade, nearly forty years later. And it's ridiculous in this puny garden and much too large, but the birds love it and so do I. That, too, I consider great.

Nice story.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

~ William James
pragmatist, philosopher, & psychologist (1842 - 1910)