心も体同様、安楽を貪ってばかりいると、膿が溜まり病気になりやすいものだ。 - チャールズ・ディケンズ (1812 - 70)
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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. - Charles Dickens [Charles John Huffam Dickens] (1812 - 70)
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