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We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Charles Kingsley
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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