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To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness.
Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim
Born: Apr 15, 1858
Died: Nov 15, 1917

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State, Definition, Unattainable, Oneself, Pursue, Condemn, Perpetual, Goal, Which, Unhappiness

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