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As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man.
Samuel Richardson
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"As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man."
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As a child is indulged or checked in its early follies, a ground is generally laid for the happiness or misery of the future man. — Samuel Richardson

About Samuel Richardson

Samuel Richardson was a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain (1689–1761).

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This quote is attributed to Samuel Richardson, a Novelist from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Samuel Richardson lived from 1689 – 1761.
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