I soon realized that what are supposedly the worst things (lying, to mention only one) are hard to do only… — André Gide
I soon realized that what are supposedly the worst things (lying, to mention only one) are hard to do only when you have never done them; but that each of them becomes, and so quickly! easy, pleasant, sweet in repetition, and soon a second nature.
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