Quote#Death
We are born too late to see the beginning, and we die too soon to see…
Quote byHenry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke · 1678–1751
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Study and Use of History.
English (original)
We are born too late to see the beginning, and we die too soon to see the end of many things.
— Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
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