"In life there is nothing more unexpected and……" — Alexander Smith
"In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place to-day, it is vain to seek it there to-morrow. You can not lay a trap for it."
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Alexander Smith
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