For if you know what you want, and will be content with it, you can be…

Alan Watts
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For if you know what you want, and will be content with it, you can be trusted. But if you do not know, your desires are limitless and no one can tell how to deal with you. Nothing satisfies an individual incapable of enjoyment. ✨ Alan Watts (2011). The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, p.78, Souvenir Press
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