Education Quote by Frank McCourt

“Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it's the one part of you the world can't interfere with.” quote by Frank McCourt — Download Open image

“Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it's the one part of you the world can't interfere with.”

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