Quote by Jean Toomer
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself ac

Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. – Jean Toomer

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A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought. – Jean De La Bruyere

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