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My observation [is]...

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My observation [is] that most men that do thrive in the world forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late for them to enjoy it.

Source: Diary entry, 10 Mar 1666.
-- Samuel Pepys, (Feb 23 1633-1703), English diarist, naval administrator; He is noted for his Diary which gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life of Restoration London from 1660-1669.


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