Re: He doesn't give a damn about Needs Must Admiring the Best

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Re: He doesn't give a damn about Needs Must Admiring the Best

tinwhistler	02 Jan 2007 03:39
> Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > means something like > "of necessity admiring the best," correct? [snip] You could be right -- I can't think of a better interpretation. RPW presents it as if it were a trite platitude (hence the initial capitals), but I can't find any other recorded usages. Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego

Marius Hancu

02 Jan 2007 01:33

Hello:

Happy New Year 2007, everyone!

I understand that
"Needs Must Admiring the Best"
means something like
"of necessity admiring the best," correct?

------
The Friend of Your Youth is the only friend that you will ever have,
for he hasn't the slightest concern with calculating his interest or
your virtue. He doesn't give a damn, for the moment, about Getting
Ahead and Needs Must Admiring the Best, the two official criteria in
adult friendships, and when the boring stranger appears, he puts out
his hand and smiles (not really seeing your face), saying, "Well,
Jack, damned glad you came, come on in, boy!"

All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren, p. 336
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Thanks.
Marius Hancu

Re: He doesn't give a damn about Needs Must Admiring the Best

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