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I have sometimes suspected that the only thing that holds no mystery is happiness, because it is its own justification.

— Jorge Luis Borges

He sospechado alguna vez que la única cosa sin misterio es la felicidad, porque se justifica por sí sola.

Original text (Spanish)

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Variants

I have thought from time to time that the only thing without mystery is happiness, since it justifies itself.

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