Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/28/13

 

Steel engraving of Walt Whitman. Published in 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.”   —   Walt Whitman

(This is a pretty good example of how the written word can be misconstrued.  Read one way, with positivity and sincerity, it’s a compliment to the friends, because he feels they’re too good to him.  Read another way, with a little negativity and sarcasm, it can come off like:  With friends like this . . . who needs enemies?!?!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR 

PS.  Looks like he could have been a wise guy, to me!   —   YUR

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