Quote#Wisdom
Well, maybe 'tis natural. Of course things you don't know about are…
Quote byEleanor H. Porter · 1868–1920
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pollyanna (1913), Jimmy Bean.
English (original)
Well, maybe 'tis natural. Of course things you don't know about are always nicer'n things you do, same as the pertater on 'tother side of the plate is always the biggest. But I wish I looked that way ter somebody 'way off. Wouldn't it be jest great, now, if only somebody over in India wanted ME?
— Eleanor H. Porter
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