Quote When I was a boy of 14, my father was so...

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” - Mark Twain



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No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.

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You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down

Charlie Chaplin

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Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

Christopher Paolini

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Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.

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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

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