On the recordJanuary 1, 1776
One would think there were evils enough in the world without studying to increase them, and that life is sufficiently short without shaking the sand that measures it.
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Thomas Paine
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Editor's note · Context
Paine laments the human tendency to exacerbate suffering, arguing that life is already short and full of natural evils.
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