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Things get worse3 quotes
The body politic, like the human body, begins to die from its birth, and bears in itself the cause of its destruction. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762Things are always at their best in their beginning. — Blaise Pascal · 1656There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last. — Jules Renard · 1908Pessimism1 quote
There are moments when everything goes well; don't be frightened, it won't last. — Jules Renard · 1908Political community1 quote
The body politic, like the human body, begins to die from its birth, and bears in itself the cause of its destruction. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762