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Lucretius Quotes: By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.
         

By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.


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This page presents the quote "By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.". Author of this quote is Lucretius. This quote is about duration, life, death,.