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"I am still determined to be cheerful and to be happy in whatever situation I may be, for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions and not upon our circumstances.” - Martha Washington
— Jul 03, 2026 08:03AM
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Rachel
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“‘Be courteous to all but intimate with few,’ he advised his nephew, ‘and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth.’”
— Feb 07, 2022 05:58PM
Rachel
is on page 76 of 904
“By the age of twenty-six, he had survived smallpox, pleurisy, malaria, and dysentery.
He had not only evaded bullets but survived disease with astounding regularity.”
— Feb 05, 2022 06:19PM
He had not only evaded bullets but survived disease with astounding regularity.”
Rachel
is on page 39 of 904
“As president, he lectured a young relative about to enter college that “every hour misspent is lost forever” and that “future years cannot compensate for lost days at this period of your life.”
— Sep 23, 2021 12:43PM