Quote#Children
Great and little cannot understand one another. But in every child…
Quote byH. G. Wells · 1866–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904) - Online PDF and Epub.
English (original)
Great and little cannot understand one another. But in every child born of man, Father Redwood, lurks some seed of greatness — waiting for the Food.
— H. G. Wells
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