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All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth."
— Percy Bysshe Shelley

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All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

About Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1792–1822).

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This quote is attributed to Percy Bysshe Shelley, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley lived from 1792 – 1822.