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Horace Quotes: He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
         

He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.


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He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
         



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