Cecil Pinto
2007-08-29 08:42:30 UTC
"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.
Cheers!
Cecil
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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.
Cheers!
Cecil
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