Probably the happiest period in life most

“Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Category: life
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Freedom makes a huge requirement of every

“Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
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Probably the happiest period in life most

“Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Category: age
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Anyone who knows history, particularly the history

“Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Category: government
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Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever

“Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

Author: Eleanor Roosevelt
Category: politics
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