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Quote by Thomas Fuller
History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or g

History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or gray hairs; privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof. – Thomas Fuller

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