p. 95
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Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Paradoxically, the one sure way not to be happy is deliberately to map out a way of life in which one would please oneself completely and exclusively." in the context of "p. 95" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Eleanor Roosevelt" (Quotes, You Learn by Living (1960))
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About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
About Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (11 October 1884 – 7 November 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, social activist. and first lady (as the wife of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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