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The world belongs to who doesn't feel. The primary condition to be a practical man is the absence of sensitivity.
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Original: O mundo é de quem n?o sente. A condiç?o essencial para se ser um homem prático é a aus?ncia de sensibilidade.
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Ibid., p. 258

 

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