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The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: October 11
Died: 1962
Died: November 7
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Former First Lady Of The United States
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New York City
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First Lady of the world
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Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart.
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The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
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The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.
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If man is to be liberated to enjoy more leisure, he must also be prepared to enjoy this leisure fully and creatively.
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I'm so glad I never feel important, it does complicate life!
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