For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for…

Albert Camus
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For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for a single moment's human suffering ✨ Albert Camus (1960). The plague: translated from the French
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For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for a single moment's human suffering ✨ Albert Camus (1960). The plague: translated from the French

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