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“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.”
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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person.”
― Stumbling on Happiness
― Stumbling on Happiness
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
― The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures
― The Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures
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