“And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run,”
— "What is Life?"
“And don't despise your betters cause they're old.”
— "The Cross Roads; or, The Haymaker's Story"

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“And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run,”
— "What is Life?"
“And don't despise your betters cause they're old.”
— "The Cross Roads; or, The Haymaker's Story"

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.