Borrowed Quote by Jane Goodall

“You know the old expression "We haven't inherited the world from our parents, we've borrowed it from our children"? Well it's just not true. We haven't borrowed anything.” quote by Jane Goodall — Download Open image

“You know the old expression "We haven't inherited the world from our parents, we've borrowed it from our children"? Well it's just not true. We haven't borrowed anything.”

Jane Goodall

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