"Life is short and tedious, and is wholly……" — Jean de la Bruyere

Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we… - Jean de la Bruyere

"Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we trust to find rest and enjoyment at some future time, often at an age when our best blessings, youth and health, have already left us. When at last I that time has arrived, it surprises us in the midst of fresh desires; we have got no farther when we are attacked by a fever which kills us; if we had been cured, it would only have been to give us more time for other desires."

— Jean de la Bruyere

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