Quote#Children
For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and…
Quote byHeywood Broun · 1888–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms, George H Doran Company, 1922. Quoted in Murphy, Edward F. Webster's Treasury of Relevant Quotations , Greenwich House, New York, 1983 (pg. 134)..
English (original)
For a person in rugged health who is not particularly dressed up and does not want to write a letter or read the newspaper, we can imagine few diversions more enjoyable than to have a child turned loose upon him.
— Heywood Broun
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