THIS MORNING, 18-year-olds around the country were being handed a piece of paper that could potentially change the course of their lives.

They were also treated to tonnes of well-meaning tweets.

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Not wanting to let a good social media opportunity pass them by, the beloved @GardaTraffic Twitter account decided to tweet out a message to the 58,000 students receiving results today.

And it was incredibly inspiring… if not slightly confusing.

An Garda Síochána / Twitter An Garda Síochána / Twitter / Twitter

“The Cliffs of Moher never took an exam and look how popular it is.”

Print it on t-shirts, we say.

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Don’t ask any questions…

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Just let the wisdom wash over you.

By Amy O’Connor. Originally published on DailyEdge.ie.

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