Well that put a dent in my respect for Twain. Obeying your parents, the more experienced humans, is generally the better advice. There are exceptions of course.
I wonder if Twain had particularly difficult parents, hence his view.
I wonder if Twain had particularly difficult parents, hence his view.
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Those rare kids that would listen to such advice have plenty of people telling it to them anyway.
Henry Thoreau
"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."
Twain is an interesting character. But he shouldn't always be read in a straightforward manner.