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Proportion Quotes by Ernest Hemingway
- Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.
- Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.
- There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. How old must you be before you know that?…
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