These truths I hold to be self-evident:

That man was made to be happy; and happy he shall be when he understands that he can not attract what he wants but what he is; that the very best way to help ourselves is to help others, and often the best way to help others is not to tamper with their personal lives; that useful effort means the proper exercise of all our faculties; that we grow only through exercise; that learning is non-stop throughout life

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