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by tijl 475 days ago
This reminds me of a Dutch song that was fairly popular in the '90s (loosely translated):

And a child prodigy at forty, That is a sorry case. Who could have been so much, yet Will never leave a trace.

(The song is based on the life of the poet Halbo C. Kool. Dutch lyrics here: https://genius.com/Boudewijn-de-groot-een-wonderkind-van-50-... )