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William Somerset Maugham. of youth . The world of my twenties was a middle - aged world and youth was something to be got through as quickly as pos- sible so that maturity might be reached . The young things of the present day , at least ...
William Somerset Maugham. of youth . The world of my twenties was a middle - aged world and youth was something to be got through as quickly as pos- sible so that maturity might be reached . The young things of the present day , at least ...
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... youth . The philosophers have always told us that we are the slaves of our passions , and is it so small a thing to be liberated from their sway ? The fool's old age will be foolish , but so was his youth . The young man turns away from ...
... youth . The philosophers have always told us that we are the slaves of our passions , and is it so small a thing to be liberated from their sway ? The fool's old age will be foolish , but so was his youth . The young man turns away from ...
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... youth . One no longer wants to do the things that make youth , with its passions , its ambitions , its curiosity , so exciting and delightful . That is not a fact . It is true that old age is accompanied by a certain indifference to ...
... youth . One no longer wants to do the things that make youth , with its passions , its ambitions , its curiosity , so exciting and delightful . That is not a fact . It is true that old age is accompanied by a certain indifference to ...
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