Appraise Quote by Learned Hand

“Those of us who have come to years of discretion and more, must often take to retrospect, and seek to appraise the outcome of our lives.” quote by Learned Hand — Download Open image

“Those of us who have come to years of discretion and more, must often take to retrospect, and seek to appraise the outcome of our lives.”

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