Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expec…

George Santayana
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Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.48, 谷月社
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Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.48, 谷月社

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