But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a ches…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself. ✨ Personal Quotes/ Biography. www.imdb.com.
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