When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand…

Mark Twain
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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. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.121, Courier Corporation
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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. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.121, Courier Corporation

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