To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless. (Gustave Flaubert)

To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless.

Gustave Flaubert

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