Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.
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William E. Gladstone Quote
“Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.”
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