You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling LifeHarper Collins, 2011 M04 26 - 228 pages From a former first lady and civil rights activist, “a frank and practical book which . . . will be a source of comfort and inspiration to her many admirers” –Kirkus Reviews Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each new thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down. One of the most beloved figures of the twentieth century, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt remains a role model for a life well lived. At the age of seventy-six, Roosevelt penned this simple guide to living a fuller life—a powerful volume of enduring commonsense ideas and heartfelt values. Offering her own philosophy on living, she takes readers on a path to compassion, confidence, maturity, civic stewardship, and more. Her keys to a fulfilling life? Learning to Learn • Fear—the Great Enemy • The Uses of Time • The Difficult Art of Maturity • Readjustment is Endless • Learning to Be Useful• The Right to Be an Individual • How to Get the Best Out of People •Facing Responsibility • How Everyone Can Take Part in Politics • Learning to Be a Public Servant The First Lady’s illuminating manual is a window into Eleanor Roosevelt herself and a trove of timeless wisdom that resonates in any era. |
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... understand it. You can understand it only if you have arrived at some knowledge of yourself, a knowledge based on a deliberately and usually painfully acquired self-discipline, which teaches you to cast out fear and frees you for the ...
... understand it. You can understand it only if you have arrived at some knowledge of yourself, a knowledge based on a deliberately and usually painfully acquired self-discipline, which teaches you to cast out fear and frees you for the ...
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... understanding. They are also the qualities that enable us to continue to grow as human beings to the last day of our ... understand. Our requirement was to do our reading and then write a paper on the assignment. The English girls were ...
... understanding. They are also the qualities that enable us to continue to grow as human beings to the last day of our ... understand. Our requirement was to do our reading and then write a paper on the assignment. The English girls were ...
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... understand them and their functioning. It is never enough, it seems to me, to teach a child mere information. In the first place, we have to face the fact that no one can acquire all there is to learn about any subject. What is ...
... understand them and their functioning. It is never enough, it seems to me, to teach a child mere information. In the first place, we have to face the fact that no one can acquire all there is to learn about any subject. What is ...
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... understand his world , and say , “ I don't know .... Don't bother me ; can't you see I am busy ? ” or , worse still , " What a silly question ! " something bad will happen in time . If the child's curiosity is not fed , if his questions ...
... understand his world , and say , “ I don't know .... Don't bother me ; can't you see I am busy ? ” or , worse still , " What a silly question ! " something bad will happen in time . If the child's curiosity is not fed , if his questions ...
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... understand their difficulties , to help them find a way of coping with their dilemmas . She had a broad understanding and a wisdom that was both sympathetic and kindly . And she had a rarer quality — she could listen . We all know the ...
... understand their difficulties , to help them find a way of coping with their dilemmas . She had a broad understanding and a wisdom that was both sympathetic and kindly . And she had a rarer quality — she could listen . We all know the ...
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