Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes

Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the branches ought to produce.

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• Let me just worry about me. I'm not worried about anyone else. If you're doing fine, great; if you're struggling, I hope things get better for you. But I've got to be worried about my career.

  

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• Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the branches ought to produce.

  

  Alfred Lord Tennyson
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