Age looks with anger on the temerity of youth, and youth with contempt…

Samuel Johnson
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Age looks with anger on the temerity of youth, and youth with contempt on the scrupulosity of age. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1999). Rasselas, p.14, Wordsworth Editions
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Age looks with anger on the temerity of youth, and youth with contempt on the scrupulosity of age. ✨ Samuel Johnson (1999). Rasselas, p.14, Wordsworth Editions

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