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Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths that timid souls would avoid. Even when life is a torment, don't let it harden you.

Wilhelm Reich

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Wilhelm Reich
Age: 60 †
Born: 1897
Born: March 24
Died: 1957
Died: November 3
Academic
Philosopher
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Sex Educator
Writer
Heart
Avoid
Thing
Matters
Harden
Good
Path
Bidding
Would
Happy
Timid
Life
Soul
Torment
Live
Paths
Matter
Leads
Even
Souls

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