Michel de Montaigne: The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.

The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death. — Michel de Montaigne

The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.

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Whoever is suspicious incites treason. — Voltaire