When Francis Bacon was asked what he thought was the outlook for the
next generation, he declared: “Tell me
what the young people are thinking,
and I’ll tell you.”
Understanding a generation's outlook begins with understanding what its young people think.
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One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.
— Chinese Proverb
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— Unknown
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— Ps. 78:1, 3-4
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— St. Philip Neri
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— Unknown
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— Louis Pasteur
