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Samuel Smiles

Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone forever.

Samuel Smiles

Time

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Money can be earned again through hard work, knowledge can be regained by learning, and health can be restored by good habits or treatment. However, once time has passed, it cannot be recovered or brought back in any way.

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