Wisdom & LifeProverb / Maxim11 words • 48 letters

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."

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Real existence unfolds in unexpected moments rather than rigid itineraries.

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Allen Saunders in Reader’s Digest (1957); celebrated by John Lennon (1980)

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