Insanity is hereditary. You can get it from your children.

Sam Levenson

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Topic

Parents and children

Author

Sam Levenson

Statement Type

Joke

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Levenson, Jam. Quoted in Ada Weekly News. 6 Apr. 1961.

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Medium
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Language
English
Time
1962 1960s 20th century
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Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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Exodus 20:12

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Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 20:12).

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You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

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Mostly Harmless

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Author

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Source
Mostly Harmless
Medium
Novel
Genre
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Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1992 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 11.