I'm looking for a quote... its along the lines of a medieval monk
complaining about how the youth of today are badly behaved, drunk etc
etc.
The point is that until you read who it is attributed to, it could be
any twenty-first century middle-aged complaint. Sorry can't be any
more specific but that what you guys are for! Thanks... |
Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
28 Jul 2004 05:24 PDT
Dear rai130,
Does this sound like it?
"The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have
no reverence [respect] for their parents or old age. They are
impatient of all restraint; They talk as if they alone know everything
and what passes for wisdom in us foolishness in them. As for the
girls, they are foolish and immodest and unwomanly in speech,
behaviour and dress."
Please let me know.
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
rai130-ga
on
28 Jul 2004 05:46 PDT
I think thats the one... thanks...
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Clarification of Question by
rai130-ga
on
28 Jul 2004 05:58 PDT
Just give me the author as an answer and that'll be great...
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Request for Question Clarification by
scriptor-ga
on
28 Jul 2004 07:15 PDT
I will give you this information for free instead of an answer, since
I have not been able to find a direct source:
The quotation about "the young people of today" is commonly attributed
to one "Peter the Hermit", somitimes dated ~1114 AD, sometimes even
dated 1274. However, though a preacher of that name lived in the
Middle Ages (Peter the Hermit, 1050-1115), we do not have any writings
or quotations by him. So it remains unclear who really said or wrote
the quote. It might very well be a much later creation with a wrong or
fake attribution.
Scriptor
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Clarification of Question by
rai130-ga
on
30 Jul 2004 07:07 PDT
Thank you both for your help...
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