Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. (Arthur Schopenhauer)

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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