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The most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character. all individuals are a bundle of contradictions - none more so than the most capable.
-Theodore Dreiser
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The Most Futile Thing In This World

Theodore Dreiser
The most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character. all individuals are a bundle of contradictions - none more so than the most capable.
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