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Opportunity Quote by Mark Twain

“The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little”

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