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The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child has to teach them and the child has a very great deal to teach them

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Arnold Bennett
Age: 63 †
Born: 1867
Born: May 27
Died: 1931
Died: March 27
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The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.
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Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
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