That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously. (Richard Brinsley Sheridan)

That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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