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Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.
Approximate author period: c. 1670 AD · renaissance
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- Jean de La Bruyère
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- Approximate author period: c. 1670 AD · renaissance
Approximate author-period evidence for Jean de La Bruyère: life dates 1645 to 1696. Wikidata Q314975, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314975 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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