Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea. (Mikhail Lermontov)

Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.

Mikhail Lermontov

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