Adversity Quote by Carl Honoré

“The whole struggle of life is to some extent a struggle about how slowly or how quickly to do each thing. —STEN NADOLNY, AUTHOR OF THE DISCOVERY OF SLOWNESS (1996)” quote by Carl Honoré — Download Open image

““The whole struggle of life is to some extent a struggle about how slowly or how quickly to do each thing. —STEN NADOLNY, AUTHOR OF THE DISCOVERY OF SLOWNESS (1996)””

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