"“We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.”"
We Must Make Haste Then Not Only Because We Are
“We must make haste then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first.”
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