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"All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes, proportioned to our years and views."

Samuel Richardson, English Novelist

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"All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes, proportioned to our years and views."

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