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“Οι κοσμικές κυρίες ζουν μια ζωή μάρτυρα. Για να προβάρουν και να δώσουν αξία στις νεραϊδένιες τουαλέτες που οι μοδίστρες σκοτώνονται για να ράψουν, αλλάζουν το ένα φόρεμα μετά το άλλο από το βράδυ ώς το πρωί' παραδίδουν επί ώρες το κούφιο το κεφάλι τους στους καλλιτέχνες των τριχών, οι οποίοι θέλουν πάση θυσία να χορτάσουν το μάταιο πάθος τους για τους ψεύτικους κότσους. Σφιγμένες μέσα στους κορσέδες τους, ριμωγμένες μέσα στα μποτάκια τους, με ντεκολτέ τόσο ανοιχτό που να κοκκινίζει ακόμα κι ένας σκαφτιάς, στοβιλίζονται ολόκληρες νύχτες στους φιλανθρωπικούς τους χορούς με σκοπό να συγκεντρώσουν κάποιες δεκάρες για τη φτωχολογιά. Άγιες ψυχές!”

Quote by Paul Lafargue

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The Right To Be Lazy

This book delves into the cultural, psychological, and philosophical aspects of laziness, examining its impact on productivity, creativity, and personal fulfillment. more

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Paul Lafargue
Paul Lafargue

Paul Lafargue, born on January 15, 1842, was a prominent French journalist. He played a significant role in the European social movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in the labor movement and socialist movement. Lafargue was known for his incisive pen and profound social analysis, and his works had a profound impact on later socialist and Marxist thinkers. more

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