La Formica Zen (italian Edition) ( ) / quote 37 of 75

Non credere a nulla senza ragione

Non credere a nulla, non importa dove l’hai letta o chi l’ha detto, neppure se l’ho detto io, a meno che non sia affine alla tua ragione e al tuo buon senso. Buddha

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