The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it. (André Gide)

The truth is that as soon as we are no longer obliged to earn our living, we no longer know what to do with our life and recklessly squander it.

André Gide

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