Kids today!
Mar. 15th, 2009 11:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
"I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words... When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly [disrespectful] and impatient of restraint"
- Hesiod, 8th century BC
I keep seeing this quote and forgetting its origin. Stuck here so I can use it next time someone complains about how society has gone downhill...
- Hesiod, 8th century BC
I keep seeing this quote and forgetting its origin. Stuck here so I can use it next time someone complains about how society has gone downhill...
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Date: 2009-03-16 01:00 pm (UTC)