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As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity. – Jean Paul

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The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. – Jean Paul

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