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While We Desire, We Do Not Enjoy; And With Enjoyment Desire Ceases.
-William Hazlitt
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While We Desire, We Do Not Enjoy;
William Hazlitt
While We Desire, We Do Not Enjoy; And With Enjoyment Desire Ceases.
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