Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities. ✨…

Aldous Huxley
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Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities. ✨ Point Counter Point. Book by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 17, 1928.
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Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities. ✨ Point Counter Point. Book by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 17, 1928.

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