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We fall short when we ascribe all the modes of happiness to walking in paths of rectitude. There are joys which only tramps and thieves know.

Henry S. Haskins

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About Henry S. Haskins

Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957) was a stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock in 1940.

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We fall short when we ascribe all the modes of happiness to walking in paths of rectitude. There are joys which only tramps and thieves know. - Henry S. Haskins

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