"Life is short, if we are only said……" — Jean de la Bruyere
"Life is short, if we are only said to live when we enjoy ourselves; and if we were merely to count up the hours we spent agreeably, a great number of years would hardly make up a life of a few months."
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Jean de la Bruyere
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