On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Sriram Karra <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:15 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > 8. Children talk back to adults.
>
>
> "I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on
> the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless
> beyond words.
>
> When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of
> elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of
> restraint."
> --- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.quotations/msg/207140bd34d71a6b?pli=1
>



Ah. That is the exact quote I was looking for, thank you!

And I am sure that in every century after that, one can find a quote to the
same effect.

Deepa.

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