When the first fine spring days come, and the earth awakes and assumes its garment of verdure, when the perfumed warmth of the air blows on our faces and fills our lungs, and even appears to penetrate to our heart, we feel vague longings for undefined happiness, a wish to run, to walk at random, to inhale the spring. Guy De Maupassant
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We feel vague longings for undefined happiness, a wish to run, to walk at random, to inhale the spring. People can get caught up in the idea of spring and start believing that everything is going to be alright. Our minds are so over-stimulated with all the new things that are happening that we can’t seem to stay focused on what is really important.

Source: The Complete Short Stories Of Guy De Maupassant, Part One

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