From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they…

W. Somerset Maugham
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From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture. ✨ Cakes and Ale ch. 11 (1930)
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From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture. ✨ Cakes and Ale ch. 11 (1930)

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