You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling LifeHarper Collins, 2011 M04 26 - 228 páginas 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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... keep alive one of the most valuable qualities a person has—curiosity. Ruth Bryan Rohde once told me that she found it very useful, if she was sitting next to a person whose interests she knew nothing about, to begin going through the ...
... keep alive one of the most valuable qualities a person has—curiosity. Ruth Bryan Rohde once told me that she found it very useful, if she was sitting next to a person whose interests she knew nothing about, to begin going through the ...
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... keep alive one of the most important attributes a person can have: interest in the world around him. No one fostered and cultivated the child's innate sense of the adventure of life. One of the things I believe most intensely is that ...
... keep alive one of the most important attributes a person can have: interest in the world around him. No one fostered and cultivated the child's innate sense of the adventure of life. One of the things I believe most intensely is that ...
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... keep that flexibility of mind, that hospitality toward new ideas, we will be able to welcome the new flow of thought from wherever it comes, not resisting it; weighing and evaluating and exploring the strange new concepts that confront ...
... keep that flexibility of mind, that hospitality toward new ideas, we will be able to welcome the new flow of thought from wherever it comes, not resisting it; weighing and evaluating and exploring the strange new concepts that confront ...
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... keep you curious, anxious to understand what is going on around you. Of course, unless it is checked, imagination can remain only a means of escape; but if it is nourished and directed, it can become a flame that lights the way to new ...
... keep you curious, anxious to understand what is going on around you. Of course, unless it is checked, imagination can remain only a means of escape; but if it is nourished and directed, it can become a flame that lights the way to new ...
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... keeps before the child the realization that life is an exciting business, that it is to be approached in a spirit of adventure. I was always glad that my husband loved to have the boys argue with him. Often he demolished them in one ...
... keeps before the child the realization that life is an exciting business, that it is to be approached in a spirit of adventure. I was always glad that my husband loved to have the boys argue with him. Often he demolished them in one ...
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You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life Eleanor Roosevelt Vista previa limitada - 2011 |
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