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“Por isso, vos aconselho a que vos distraiais, convidai cada passageiro a contar a sua história; mas se encontrar um só que nunca tenha amaldiçoado a vida e que nunca tenha dito para si mesmo que era o mais infeliz dos homens, deitem-me ao mar de cabeça para baixo!” quote by Voltaire — Download Open image

““Por isso, vos aconselho a que vos distraiais, convidai cada passageiro a contar a sua história; mas se encontrar um só que nunca tenha amaldiçoado a vida e que nunca tenha dito para si mesmo que era o mais infeliz dos homens, deitem-me ao mar de cabeça para baixo!””

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