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With age comes clemency (June 10, 1909)
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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
My guess is that he is jaded and doesn't think they will achieve the lives they dream about but isn't rude enough to attack those dreams despite being envious of their hope
This is basically my take. He thinks they are extraordinarily naive but remembers that he was too. He just wishes he could explain it all to them.