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Quote DB :: Authors :: Mark Twain :: View Quote View Quote "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." - Copy to Clipboard   --  Mark Twain Listed in: Family, Youth Add Quote To Your Quote List   Rating: 4.7  Rate Quote 107 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Sponsored Links Top 5 quotes from Mark Twain "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." "Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest." "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Top 5 quotes from Family, Youth "Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age." "I am not young enough to know everything." "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." "The path to youth takes a whole life." "You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters."

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