I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. ✨ Mark Twain…

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I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.8840, Delphi Classics
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I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.8840, Delphi Classics

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