“One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.”
Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) French writer (1821–1880)
“Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.”
As quoted in Al Arab Vol. 9 (1970) by the League of Arab States, p. 9
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Indian lawyer, statesman, and writer, first Prime Minister … 1889–1964Related quotes
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