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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes: One pleasure attached to growing older is that many things seem to be growing younger; growing fresher and more lively than we once supposed them to be.
         

One pleasure attached to growing older is that many things seem to be growing younger; growing fresher and more lively than we once supposed them to be.


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