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Petrarch Quotes: Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
         

Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.


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This page presents the quote "Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.". Author of this quote is Petrarch. This quote is about amusement, physicians, enough, art, life,.