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"The true joy in life is; being used for a purpose recognized by
yourself as a mighty
one; being
a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of
ailments and
grievances
complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you
happy. I am of the
opinion
that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live,
it is my privilege
to
do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I
die, for the harder I
work
the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no
'brief candle' to
me.
It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the
moment, and I want
to
make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future
generations."
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