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He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  3. Everything in the world may be endured except continued prosperity.
  4. How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing. Try to do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to.
  5. Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
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  7. Even the lowliest, provided he is whole, can be happy, and in his own way, perfect.
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Topics in this quote

  • happiness
  • family
  • peace
  • home

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