John Mason Good: Now happiness consists in activity: such is the constitution of our nature: it is a running stream, and not a stagnant p

Now happiness consists in activity: such is the constitution of our nature: it i — John Mason Good

Now happiness consists in activity: such is the constitution of our nature: it is a running stream, and not a stagnant pool.

John Mason Good

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