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Quote by Norman Douglas
Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful

Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague. – Norman Douglas

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