Quote#Kindness
And then, for an old man like me, it's not exactly right
Quote byBret Harte · 1836–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: East and West Poems, Part I, The Old Major Explains..
English (original)
And then, for an old man like me, it's not exactly right, This kind o' playing soldier with no enemy in sight.
— Bret Harte
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