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Les Brown

Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Time

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The comfort or benefits we enjoy now often come from the efforts and decisions made by others in the past. This highlights how actions taken long ago can create positive outcomes for people in the present.

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