"That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old."

Life, Anxiety, Duty, Old

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"That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old."

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