Life is a predicament which precedes death.
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A selected quote by Henry James.
Life is a predicament which precedes death.
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay
Lost time is never found again
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation