Kermit Roosevelt, son of President...
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Kermit Roosevelt, son of President Teddy Roosevelt, once said of his father, "The trouble
with Dad is that he's got to be either the bride at the wedding or the corpse at the funeral."
There's a part of all of us that wants to be like that -- the life of the party, the center of
attention. Yet, no matter how high we may climb, we are still the same people inside as
we've always been. The truly great people of our world still remember that when they put
on a pair of pants, they do so one leg at a time.
The distinguished writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, was reminded of his true place one day. He was out for a stroll, and a little girl overtook him. They walked together for a time. When the girl mentioned it was time to go home, he said, "Tell your mother, when she asks you where you've been, that you've been out walking with Oliver Wendell Holmes."
The little girl didn't miss a beat. She turned to the famous writer and said, in all innocence, "When your folks ask you where you've been, tell them you were out walking with Mary Susanna Brown."
The distinguished writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, was reminded of his true place one day. He was out for a stroll, and a little girl overtook him. They walked together for a time. When the girl mentioned it was time to go home, he said, "Tell your mother, when she asks you where you've been, that you've been out walking with Oliver Wendell Holmes."
The little girl didn't miss a beat. She turned to the famous writer and said, in all innocence, "When your folks ask you where you've been, tell them you were out walking with Mary Susanna Brown."
