"Idleness is the open field of perdition, well tilled and sown with evil thoughts."
— Mateo Alemán

January 1, 1970

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AphoristsPhilosophical pessimistsNovelists from Spain
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Pt. II, Lib. II, Ch. VI.

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Pt. II, Lib. II, Ch. VI.