There’s a bit of a debate over who originally said this, Plato, Philo of Alexandria or Ian Maclaren. I am not particularly bothered the message is just simple.
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Very true, thanks for posting x
And great advice ❤️
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It's true, we don't know what's hidden behind a smiling face. xx
I dont mind who said it either, It's so true.
People should bear this in mind when they say, cheer up. It might never happen ! 🙄 x
People always used to say that to me, I just have one of those naturally serious faces.
One of my favourite things to do is to people-watch: you know, sitting in a coffee shop or quaint café of an afternoon, watching the world drift by, and ascribing little narratives to the people around me, hurrying by or lingering awhile. I wonder silently what their lives might be like, happy, sad, numb, hopeful, cheerless, sanguine... This infographic rings so true, doesn't it? All those little narratives bound up with our lives - private griefs and squalid sufferings, infrequent triumphs and glory days - they come to us all. What right have we to judge another's journey? None. This is a great reminder of that truth. Thank you.
Very profound. Thank you for reminding us. x
😂 Zoonie that takes me back, thanks. I’ll watch it later today, I did listen to the credits and it took me back. 😊
The message is more important than the person who said it.So sincere and thought provoking. 🤔
Ian Mclaren it seems
Ian Maclaren
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Ian Maclaren
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BornJohn Watson
3 November 1850
Manningtree, Essex
Died6 May 1907 (aged 56)
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
NationalityScots
Rev Dr John Watson DD (3 November 1850 – 6 May 1907), was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He is remembered as an author of fiction, known by his pen name Ian Maclaren.
Contents
1Life
2Family
3Bibliography
3.1Fiction as Ian Maclaren
3.2Non-fiction as Ian Maclaren
3.3Books of sermons as John Watson
4References
5External links
Life
The son of John Watson, a civil servant, he was born in Manningtree, Essex, and educated at Stirling. His paternal uncle Rev Hiram Watson (1813-1891) was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland and John appears to have chosen to follow in his shoes.[1]
He studied at Edinburgh University, then trained as a Free Church minister at New College in Edinburgh, also undertaking some postgraduate study at Tübingen.
In 1874 he was licensed by the Free Church of Scotland and became assistant minister of Edinburgh Barclay Church. In 1875 he was ordained as minister at Logiealmond in Perthshire. In 1877 he was translated to St Matthews Free Church in Glasgow. In Glasgow he lived at 44 Windsor Terrace.[2] In 1880 he became minister of Sefton Park Presbyterian Church in Liverpool, from which he retired in 1905. During this period he was a main mover in the founding of the Westminster College in Cambridge.[1]
In 1896 he was Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale University, and in 1900 he was moderator of the synod of the English Presbyterian Church. While travelling in the United States he died from blood poisoning, following a bout with tonsilitis,[3] at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. His body was returned to England, and buried in Smithdown Cemetery in Liverpool.[4]
Maclaren's first stories of rural Scottish life, Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush (1894), achieved extraordinary popularity,[5] selling more than 700,000 copies,[6] and was succeeded by other successful books, The Days of Auld Lang Syne (1895), Kate Carnegie and those Ministers (1896), and Afterwards and other Stories (1898). By his own name Watson published several volumes of sermons, among them being The Upper Room (1895), The Mind of the Master (1896) and The Potter's Wheel (1897). Today he is regarded as one of the principal writers of the Kailyard school.[7]
It is thought that Maclaren was the original source of the quotation “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle,” now widely misattributed to Plato or Philo of Alexandria. The oldest known instance of this quotation is in the 1897 Christmas edition of The British Weekly, penned by Maclaren: “Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.”[8]
The highly impressive St Matthews Free Church became the Highland Memorial Church in 1941 and was destroyed by fire in 1952.[9]
Family
Both said it...,
Like many, I'm not to worried who said it!! The message is more important. I'm sure my son will know it!! I haven't got a clue!!! Take care and stay everyone . Love and hugs Lynne xxxx 😘♥️🌻🌹
I agree Nawhal10, unless you happen to be fighting some sort of copyright battle, it really doesn't matter too much who said something. If it's profound, it's profound! I love this. It's simple and to the point, and it's true, we oh so seldom know of the struggles others are going through.
I have always loved this saying. It’s very helpful to remember when things go awry with other people in your life.
Simple and true. Thanks for sharing!
PS: About the origin of wise words (from the film Layer Cake): "Details, details, don't bother me with details; just tell me when things are done." Q: Who said that? A: Dunno, Churchill? Wrong - I said it: Me, James Lionel Price. Ever heard about him? Me neither ...
How true. Thanks for posting. x
Never heard of it! How did I miss this when it was on??? Just watched part 1... Lisa Tarbuck was reliably hammy!
Hello Narwhal10
Amazing, means so much wherever you on your path of life and who you just might meet, always consider that person or animal with care and kindness.
CraftypersonReading Rabbits
A good message whoever wrote it
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