Quote #5
Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
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- Don't go to college, unless to get knowledge.
- How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?
- Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
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