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Ogden Nash Quotes: Life has a tendency to obfuscate and bewilder, Such as fating us to spend the first part of our lives being embarrassed by our parents and the last part being embarrassed by our children.
         

Life has a tendency to obfuscate and bewilder, Such as fating us to spend the first part of our lives being embarrassed by our parents and the last part being embarrassed by our children.


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Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.

Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up.



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