A Quote by Robert L. Payton
The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal and social life that cannot be provided by the self-interest of economic enterprise or required by the mandate of political institutions.
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Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures.
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Go ahead, as it's your birthday
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A taste older than meat, older than wine. A taste as old as cold water.
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Older, you know, is obviously relative. You're older if there's somebody younger than you in the room, and you're younger if there's someone older in the room.
