“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.”
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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.
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Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
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