"Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about."

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Source : Jeremy Bentham (1838). “The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the Superintendence of His Executor, John Bowring ...”, p.64

Jeremy Bentham

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