One life; a little gleam of time between two eternities.

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One life; a little gleam of time between two eternities.

Thomas Carlyle

1840

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Thomas Carlyle

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Carlyle, Thomas. "The Hero as Man of Letters." 19 May 1840, London, England, UK. Lecture.

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