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If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.

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Michael Josephson
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 10
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