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Quote by George Santayana
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least e

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. – George Santayana

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The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise. – George Santayana

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The Opera was a very cold film, a hopeless and dark film, no hope, no love. – Dario Argento

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Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief. – Franz Schubert

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One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes. – Gustave Flaubert

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