Amenities Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein

“The only life that is happy is the life that can renounce the amenities of the world. To it the amenities of the world are so many graces of fate.” quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein — Download Open image

“The only life that is happy is the life that can renounce the amenities of the world. To it the amenities of the world are so many graces of fate.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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