Quote by Gilbert Parker

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of one's lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning and life at that price is not worth living.

Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is

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This quote implies that living with a constant state of misery and suffering, often caused by a sick or troubled heart, makes life become a relentless cycle of death and rebirth every day. It suggests that enduring such agony for the majority of one's existence renders life meaningless and not worth living.

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