"Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both."

Age, Men, Forget, Old

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"Young men soon give, and soon forget, affronts; old age is slow in both."

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"It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work."

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"Never let your tiny age misguide you to think the time is not yet up. Get up and do it at any age."

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"Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise."

Margaret Atwood, Canadian Novelist

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Eric Hoffer, American Writer

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