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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... acquired self-discipline, which teaches you to cast out fear and frees you for the fullest experience of the adventure of life. My own life has been crowded with activity and, best of all, with people. I have seen them wrest victory ...
... acquired self-discipline, which teaches you to cast out fear and frees you for the fullest experience of the adventure of life. My own life has been crowded with activity and, best of all, with people. I have seen them wrest victory ...
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... acquire information at any time we need it. I remember certain milestones in learning how to learn. As far as training my memory was concerned, that began very young. I loved poetry and I would often learn it while I was dressing and ...
... acquire information at any time we need it. I remember certain milestones in learning how to learn. As far as training my memory was concerned, that began very young. I loved poetry and I would often learn it while I was dressing and ...
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... acquire all there is to learn about any subject. What is essential is to train the mind so that it is capable of finding facts as it needs them, train it to learn how to learn. If, later on, a child must acquire a foreign language he ...
... acquire all there is to learn about any subject. What is essential is to train the mind so that it is capable of finding facts as it needs them, train it to learn how to learn. If, later on, a child must acquire a foreign language he ...
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... acquiring of languages, Latin was of positive help. I had studied in private classes until I was sent abroad for three years of English and French education. On the whole it was good education, in some ways almost on a college level ...
... acquiring of languages, Latin was of positive help. I had studied in private classes until I was sent abroad for three years of English and French education. On the whole it was good education, in some ways almost on a college level ...
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... acquired a certain technique for picking their brains. It was not only great fun but I began to get an insight into many subjects I could not possibly have learned about in any other way. And, best of all, I discovered vast fields of ...
... acquired a certain technique for picking their brains. It was not only great fun but I began to get an insight into many subjects I could not possibly have learned about in any other way. And, best of all, I discovered vast fields of ...
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