Michel de Montaigne: The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of…
The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little.
In today’s wordsThe value of living lies not in the length of your days but in how you use your time; a person can live long and yet have lived very little.
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them.”
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