“Things always seem to end before they start”
Lou Reed (1942–2013) American musician
Source: Pass Thru Fire: The Collected Lyrics
“Things are not always what they seem.”
Book IV, fable 2, line 5.
Fables
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quid est sapienta? semper idem velle atque idem nolle.
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Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XX: On practicing what you preach, Line 5