When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well …

Mark Twain
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When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.7193, Delphi Classics
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When a man stands on the verge of seventy-two you know perfectly well that he never reached that place without knowing what this life is - heartbreaking bereavement. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.7193, Delphi Classics

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