“When one asked him what boys should learn, "That," said he, "which they shall use when men."”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
Of Agesilaus the Great
Laconic Apophthegms
“What age is a black boy when he learns he's scary?”
Source: The Fortress of Solitude
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