My father, the practical joker, did not care for practical jokes on himself; he did not encourage the practice in me.
Lincoln SteffensWhy is it that the less intelligence people have, the more spiritual they are? They seem to fill all the vacant, ignorant spaces in their heads with soul. Which explains how it is that the less knowledge they have, the more religion.
Lincoln SteffensMy father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.
Lincoln SteffensI let my boy go and do and say pretty much as he likes, as, and perhaps because, my father kept no string on me.
Lincoln Steffens