An hour-glass is a reminder not only of time's quick flight, but also …

Georg C. Lichtenberg
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An hour-glass is a reminder not only of time's quick flight, but also of the dust to which we must at last return
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An hour-glass is a reminder not only of time's quick flight, but also of the dust to which we must at last return

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