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To lose one's life is but to lose the present; and, clearly, to lose a defiled, worthless present is not to lose much.
-Eric Hoffer
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To Lose One's Life Is But To

Eric Hoffer
To lose one's life is but to lose the present; and, clearly, to lose a defiled, worthless present is not to lose much.
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