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Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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- Rabindranath Tagore
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- Approximate author period: c. 1901 AD · modern
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