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Quotation from The Ambassadors by Henry James

“Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to.”

Henry James (spoken by Lambert Strether)

The Ambassadors, Book Fifth, Chapter II (Project Gutenberg #432)

Strether's outburst to Little Bilham in Gloriani's garden.

Citation: "Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to." — Henry James, The Ambassadors, Book Fifth, Chapter II (Project Gutenberg #432). (id james-the-ambassadors-q1)

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