Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 18, 2010

Hobbes, you are the best.

That’s deep, Calvin.

Know when to hold them, Know when to fold them…..

Know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em.

Good morning marg

Would Congress only listen to him.

I see Calvin as more of a never back downer.

‘Morning BC13!

The sight of Hobbes is very good, I’ll try to follow that!

Montana Lady, you gotta love that Kenny Rogers.

Margueritem, nice lookin’ wimple.

I don’t think I want to be that mature either. I’m having too much fun in my second childhood.

Me, too, Yukoner!

This is going to be the motto I try to follow today, I might just feel better about the people I have to deal with.

Hobbes’ opportunism crept through from yesterday’s strip

Calvin, you are right.

Maturing is highly overrated.

It takes character, Calvin! “All you need is love” That includes faith, confident hope, commitment, perseverance (never-say-die), determination (stick-to-it-iveness), focus, concentration, steadfastness, etc. By the mile, it’s takes a (long) while, by the yard, it’s very hard but inch-by-inch, it’s a cinch (comparatively anyway)!

Calvin’s method is to fall on the ground, kick his feet and scream until he gets his way just so he’ll shut up.

Compromise when you share fundamental principles. Otherwise, fight to the end. If you surrender on fundamental principles, then you never had any to begin with.

This is pretty deep conversation for such an early hour… :D

I’ll take Hobbes’ advice on this one.

Hi Marg & BC13!

Don’t worry Calvin. You have plenty of time to mature later on. You’re only 6!

But good advice to pack away until you’re older.

Or is it hold fast when you need to and compromise when you can? Or something like that…

Somewhere in the backs of our minds we all know Hobbies is nothing more than the dare I say it… Alter Ego of Calvin in the body of a stuffed tiger. Which makes this all the more profound!

@Pacejv: Amen!

awesome! I was just thinking yesterday how one way of doing things does not mean it applies to all situations, and I agree, you have to know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.

Good advise!

“Never compromise, even in the face of Armageddon.”-Rorschach (The Watchmen)

Any way I can get this one on a coffee cup?

should i stay or should i go - the clash

trouble if you stay; sorrow if you go -john gorka

Glad to see our ‘dynamic duo’ managed to get out of their ‘snow suits’. I guess that neither one was seriously damaged as both are walking well and the depth of snow doesn’t seem to hinder them.

Sorry, very often I have to compromise!

Perhaps they walk happyly into eternity!

Great Hobbes but hard for Calvin to live up to ,< me too >

Well said, Hobbes.

Montana Lady, I think Calvin’s philosophy is more in the next two lines:

“Know when to walk away; “know when to run…”

I don’t believe in the either or as Calvin does. I say as said previously you should hold fast to your principles/ fundamentals. Also “pick you own battles.” Not everything should be fought over. It will just frustrate you and make you sick. Some things you should let slid and others are not worth fighting over. It takes a lifetime to learn these lessons. Luckily Calvin is learning them at age 6.

pschearer said: “Compromise when you share fundamental principles. Otherwise, fight to the end. If you surrender on fundamental principles, then you never had any to begin with.”

bleepingdeadalien said: “Or is it hold fast when you need to and compromise when you can? Or something like that…”

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I think Hobbes and the both of you are very wise! Now if only the president and members of Congress felt the same way and would act accordingly!

@PaulM…thank you. Even GretchensMom seems to think that we should have Congress show some moral leadership…but, I guess I’m dreaming.

So many of the comments fail to show any understanding of this comic.

Calvin knows Hobbes is right - but it’s only human to resist wisdom when your feelings (animal urges?) are raging.

Teenagers actually often realize what Calvin is saying here. Which makes Calvin just as precocious as I thought he is.