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Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely happy has the right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth.

Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely happy has the right to say to himself, 'I am doing God's will on earth.

Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Approximate author period: c. 1851 AD · industrial
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