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What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.
Henry Ward Beecher
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"What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away."
— Henry Ward Beecher

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What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away. — Henry Ward Beecher

About Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher was a Clergyman from United States (1813–1887).

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This quote is attributed to Henry Ward Beecher, a Clergyman from United States.
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Henry Ward Beecher lived from 1813 – 1887.