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"In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside." - Synge, J. M.
<blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/quote/36884/">In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside.</a></blockquote><br> <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/7100/">Synge, J. M.</a> on <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/tag/sons/">Sons</a><br> Quote from <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a>
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