Reason and happiness are like other flowers; they wither when plucked.…

George Santayana
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Reason and happiness are like other flowers; they wither when plucked. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.199, 谷月社
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Reason and happiness are like other flowers; they wither when plucked. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.199, 谷月社

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