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Jos Ariëns

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De sprookjes van Grimm

by Jacob Grimm

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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

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“And therein lies the whole of man's plight. Human time does not turn in a circle; it runs ahead in a straight line. That is why man cannot be happy: happiness is the longing for repetition.”
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“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
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“As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: choices, eternal-life, human-desire, immortality, money, wisdom

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