Alexander PopeWe think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.
About This Quote
When we think of the old and the wise, we often think of them as fools. We think they don’t know what they are talking about and we can see that they aren’t really wise. Now, we know that we will be wiser than our fathers and that our sons will think we are not wise at all.
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