Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment. (Irving Babbitt)

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

Irving Babbitt

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