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The term of man's life is half wasted before he has done with his mistakes and begins to profit by his lessons.
The term of man's life is half wasted before he has done with his mistakes and begins to profit by his lessons.
Approximate author period: c. 1803 AD · industrial
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- Jane Taylor
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- Approximate author period: c. 1803 AD · industrial
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- Dictionary of Quotations (1893) (1893 AD)
Printed citation: Jane Taylor. · page_457
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