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"When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." -
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. by Mark Twain