Optimism: An Essay (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hazlitt, William

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ISBN 10 : 1330537386 ISBN 13 : 9781330537381

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2016

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Excerpt from Optimism: An Essay

Could we choose our environment, and were desire in human undertakings synonymous with endowment, all men would, I suppose, be optimists. Certainly most of us regard happiness as the proper end of all earthly enterprise. The will to be happy animates alike the philosopher, the prince and the chimney-sweep. No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.

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Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 - June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become known worldwide through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. A prolific author, Keller was well traveled and was outspoken in her opposition to war. She campaigned for women's suffrage, workers' rights, and socialism, as well as many other progressive causes.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1330537386
• ISBN 13: 9781330537381
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 82