There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live. (Jean de La Bruyère)

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

Jean de La Bruyère

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