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Busy Quote by Horace

“Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.” quote by Horace — Download Open image

“Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.”

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