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Quote by Samuel Butler
Youth is like spring, an over-praised season more remarkable for b

Youth is like spring, an over-praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits. – Samuel Butler

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Faith – you can do very little with it, but you can do nothing without it. – Samuel Butler

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