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Incidentally, of all the miserable people that I know I should put high in the top rank those who reach middle age having steadfastly striven only to amuse themselves as they went through life.
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gutenberg.orgTeddy Roosevelt: “Incidentally, of all the miserable people that I know I should put high in the top rank those who reach middle age…”
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Roosevelt critiques those who live solely for amusement, suggesting it leads to misery.
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