“What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life” – Hermann Hesse
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"What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life" – Hermann Hesse
"What he had not learned, however, was this: to find contentment in himself and his own life" – Hermann Hesse
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