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He soon felt that the fulfillment of his desires gave him only one grain of the mountain of happiness he had expected. This fulfillment showed him the eternal error men make in imagining that their happiness depends on the realization of their desires.

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...the more he did nothing, the less time he had to do anything.

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God gave the day, God gave the strength.

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Life did not stop, and one had to live.

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