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It is an age of stir and change, a season of new wine and old…

Quote byJohn Galsworthy · 1867–1933

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Vague Thoughts On Art (1911).

English (original)

It is an age of stir and change, a season of new wine and old bottles. Yet, assuredly, in spite of breakages and waste, a wine worth the drinking is all the time being made.

— John Galsworthy

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