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My apologies. I picked it from *Inspirational Quote*, September 2007,
page 36. Probably it was attributed in the original text or book where
it was published. I don't know if Tony de Mello intended to be
credited as the person who created the quote, but I am a fan
nonetheless of his short, pithy stories through which he makes
interesting points (even if the Vatican had problems with them). --FN
On 29/08/2007, Cecil Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Don't attempt to teach a pig to sing.It wastes your time and irritates the
> pig"
> Frederick Noronha attributes the quote to Anthony de Mello SJ
> Actually speaking the phrase is,
> "Don't attempt to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the
> pig"
> It's an excerpt from a larger text by the famous writer Robert A. Heinlein
> "A fool cannot be protected from his folly. If you attempt to do so, you
> will not only arouse his animosity but also you will be attempting to
> deprive him of whatever benefit he is capable of deriving from experience.
> Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the
> pig."
> I would like to know if it was Anthony or Frederick who misappropriated
> credit for the phrase.
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