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Where does that quote come from? I have been saying it for years but I have lost the source!
by nvahalik 2y ago
Where does that quote come from? I have been saying it for years but I have lost the source!
- throwup238 2y agoIt’s an apocryphal Chinese curse: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_...
- 3np 2y agoThe phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come to the attention of those in authority" and finish with "may the gods give you everything you ask for." I have no idea about its authenticity.
- ordu 2y agoI read it first in the "Interesting Times" by Terry Pratchett. I don't know did he invented this phrase or borrowed it somewhere.