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- When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
- Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him. — George Bernard Shaw
- The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. — Voltaire
- A translation is no translation, he said, unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it. — John Millington Synge
- I'm a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen. — John Millington Synge
- The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind. — John Millington Synge