"The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that make it enjoyable.“

-Havelock Ellis

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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

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"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."

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"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."

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