"We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Aging, Envy, Truth, Life

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"We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old."

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