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Quote by Mark Twain (about Summer)
Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the job that it was too cold to do last winter.
Mark Twain
1
Summer
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Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.
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A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
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