• If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

  Honoré de Balzac
  French writer 1799-1850
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. amusements
2. direction
3. spring
4. former
5. latter
6. human

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If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life. by : Honoré de Balzac

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