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Quote by Mason Cooley
At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, bu

At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly. – Mason Cooley

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Young poets bewail the passing of love old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference. – Mason Cooley

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