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You've just called into question the wisdom you're perceived to get from old age. Is it wisdom, or remembering pithy quotes? Is there a difference? I wonder i
by benj111 8y ago
You've just called into question the wisdom you're perceived to get from old age.
Is it wisdom, or remembering pithy quotes? Is there a difference?
I wonder if its a strapline from some advertising or something.
- JohnFen 8y agoI don't see a problem with remembering particularly eloquent ways of expressing a thought I'd be expressing anyway.
- benj111 8y agoNot saying its a problem. Just you mentioning remembering some one elses quote, they may have done the same from some where else. I went from thinking 'thats a realy wise lady' to 'I wonder if she borrowed that quote from somewhere'. Not insinuating anything negative, just you prompted me to view something in a different light.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoI think your cynicism might be turned up a bit high. I was relating a paraphrased version of a rather sincere conversation I was having with the woman over drinks while visiting my port hometown one summer. I suppose my editing is for naught if it resulted in a tangled questioning of authenticity! ;P
- benj111 8y agoNot cynicism. It was just my parents comment changed how I viewed the situation in your comment. I'm not saying the lady was disingenuous, she passed on wisdom that you got something from. That's good. I just realised it might not have been original, that's all. So I got something from this story too, which is also good :)