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Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries a

Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys. – Amiel, Journal, 1884

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