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The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. it is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. when we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else--we are the busiest people in the world.
-Eric Hoffer
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The Feeling Of Being Hurried Is Not

Eric Hoffer
The feeling of being hurried is not usually the result of living a full life and having no time. it is on the contrary born of a vague fear that we are wasting our life. when we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else--we are the busiest people in the world.
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