Weather is a literary specialty, and no untrained hand can turn out a good article on it
Mark TwainRead
It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the complexities of self-awareness and parental relationships.
Mark Twain's quote suggests that true wisdom involves understanding one's parentage and, even more unusually, fully approving of oneβs father. It highlights the nuances and challenges inherent in familial relationships, emphasizing that while it is natural to recognize one's father, it is less common to accept or endorse him unconditionally, pointing to the intricacies of love, acceptance, and the relationship between parents and children.
Themes
WisdomFatherRelationshipsUnderstandingApproval
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared during a Father's Day speech to reflect on the complexities of father-child relationships.
More from Mark Twain
All quotes βThe easy part of being an artist is figuring out the message that everyone else is ready to hear. The hard part is waiting for the proper lull to make the announcement.
Mark TwainRead
You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.
Mark TwainRead
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Mark TwainRead
Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.
Mark TwainRead
In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.
Mark TwainRead
Similar quotes
You will not become a saint through other people's sins.
Anton ChekhovRead
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRead
Be modest in speech, but excel in action.
HoraceRead
Meditation is a means to discover all the glories of the ocean of mind
Maharishi Mahesh YogiRead
Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do.
J. P. MorganRead
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis SingerRead