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Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.
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Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.
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I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.
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I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.
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Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
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The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
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In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
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Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
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There are practical little things in housekeeping which no man really understands.
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It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
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It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
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Perhaps nature is our best assurance of immortality.
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