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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
-Manly Hall
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It Is Only A Step From Boredom

Manly Hall
It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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