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Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don__ learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying __es_ begins things. Saying __es_ is how things grow. Saying __es_ leads to knowledge. __es_ is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say __es'.
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Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don__ learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying __es_ begins things. Saying __es_ is how things grow. Saying __es_ leads to knowledge. __es_ is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say __es'.

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