Quote#Time
Time and time again have nations, ay, and rich and strong nations,…
Quote byH. Rider Haggard · 1856–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: She (1887), Chapter 16, "The Tombs of Kôr".
English (original)
Time and time again have nations, ay, and rich and strong nations, learned in the arts, been and passed away and been forgotten, so that no memory of them remains. This is but one of several; for Time eats up the works of man.
— H. Rider Haggard
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