“Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it again.” F. P. Jones

Franklin P. Jones (1908 – 1980) was a Philadelphia reporter, public relations executive and humorist. He wrote quips and quotes that entertained readers of major publications for years.

He was known nationally during the 1940s and 50s for his column “Put it this Way” in the Saturday Evening Post. “Put it this Way” set a record as the longest continuously published feature in the Saturday Evening Post.

“It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.”