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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
Gustave Flaubert
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"To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost."
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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. — Gustave Flaubert

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Gustave Flaubert was a Novelist from France (1821–1880).

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Gustave Flaubert lived from 1821 – 1880.
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