„Time is a vindictive bandit to steal the beauty of our former selves.“

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— Rafael Sanzio

Quote from: 1001 quotations to inspire you before you die; Quintessence Editions Ltd., 2016, ISBN 978-1-84403-895-4

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Rafael Sanzio1

pintor renascentista italiano 1483 - 1520

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„We are all the fools of time and terror: Days
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„the first flint was flaked this landing was merely
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still don't fit us exactly, modern
only in this—our lack of decorum.“

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