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Age must give way to youth, no doubt. But not yet, not yet.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Youth
Doubt
Age
Give
Must
Giving
Way

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