It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary... to put all the play and l…

Margaret Mead
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It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary... to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age. ✨ Teacher's Treasury of Stories for Every Occasion. Book by Millard Dale Baughman, 1958.
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It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary... to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age. ✨ Teacher's Treasury of Stories for Every Occasion. Book by Millard Dale Baughman, 1958.

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