Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is do…

George Santayana
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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own sake are their own justification. ✨ George Santayana (2012). The Sense of Beauty, p.18, Courier Corporation
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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done for their own sake are their own justification. ✨ George Santayana (2012). The Sense of Beauty, p.18, Courier Corporation

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