Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain.
ROBERT BROWNING
ROBERT BROWNING
Robert Browning on happiness
Robert Browning84 quotes“Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain.”
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