A quotation from La Bruyere, Jean de:

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All menʼs misfortunes proceed from their aversion to being #alone; hence #gambling, extravagance, dissipation, #wine, women, ignorance, slander, envy, and forgetfulness of what we owe to God and ourselves.
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#quote #quotes #quotation #company #drinking #loneliness #solitude #vice #selfneglect #misbehavior #misfortune #gossip